Notable Transactions
Die Lit signs Raheem Mostert (SF) for $19
Overpaid? Or ahead of the curve? Time will tell, but as of right now, it’s a good move. Mostert was solid when he played last season, and with Tevin Coleman missing week 2, he put up 24.1 points, doing damage as both a runner and receiver. The 9er’s backfield is crowded even without Coleman, but it wouldn’t be a shock to see Mostert contribute going forward.
Rockland Rimjob signs Demarcus Robinson (KC) for $1
Tomiello punching the air rn.
Die Lit trades Kalen Ballage (MIA) to Mount Hebron’s Old Bay for Corey Davis (TEN)
This was an odd deal at the buzzer before Sundays’ 1pm games. Ballage famously had a terrible game right after this trade went down, and the Die Nasty chat let Old Bay know it. All in all, both players have been pretty disappointing, but considering this is a dynasty league, I’d say the upside advantage goes to Corey Davis.
McChicken and Fries(1-1) beat Rockland Rimjob(1-1) 157.8 to 96.5
When your score looks like a radio station, you know you’re in trouble. It was a rough week for the team formerly known as She Wants Moore Kareem. He was a victim of the Drew Brees injury, as well as less than stellar performances from DeAndre Hopkins (9) and Mark Ingram (9.7). He will have to rely on Derek Carr and newly acquired Mason Rudolph at QB. On the bright side, he absolutely SNAGGED Demarcus Robinson (35.2) for a dollar. For McChicken, it was a dominant performance, scoring third highest in the league. Pat Mahomes did Pat Mahomes stuff (31.6), Calvin Ridley (24.5) was exceptional, Greg Olsen (17) was a great surprise, and guys like Adam Thielen (12.5), Keenan Allen (17.8), and Kerryon Johnson (16.8) did enough to win, although not putting out eye-opening performances. As far as bench notables, DJ Chark (18.5) is looking like a great late round flier in last year’s inaugural draft, as it seems the second-year WR is honing in his talents.
JMU How You Doin’s?(1-1) beat Mount Hebron’s Old Bay(1-1) 114.4 to 95.2
Another brother vs brother matchup here in week 2. JMU pulls it out despite falling victim to Ben Roethlisberger’s injury. With Josh Allen facing a porous Bengals defense next week, he should be okay. Even with Allen Robinson (8.1), Jared Cook (4.5) and Philip Lindsay (10.6) playing well under their capabilities, JMU was able to pull this one out with big performances by Dalvin Cook (28.1), Julio Jones (27.6) and Cooper Kupp (17.6). On Old Bay’s side, four skill position players scored under double digits, including Dede Westbrook who only logged 1 reception for 3 yards. Hopefully going forward he and the goat Gardner Minshew can build a chemistry. It’s tough to see the league’s second best tight end, George Kittle, only score 8, but at the same time it was encouraging to see a second straight monster performance out of Baltimore’s Mark Andrews (25.2). There’s also a silver lining in Old Bay’s draft class, which includes Mecole Hardman (16.1) and Deebo Samuel (20.4).
Dirty Dawgs (1-1) beat Team Brenner (1-1) 111.9 to 99
A week after tanking rumors about the Dirty Dawgs were prominent, the Dawgs took it to one of the most dangerous teams in the league. After the matchup, team owner Teddy Bristow put any tanking rumors to bed by stating, “This team is gonna stick through thick and thin together and try to win every week.” He also mentioned this was NOT because of underperforming players on Team Brenner’s side. He believes the Dawgs have what it takes, and hey, this week they did. Aaron Jones went off for 25 points, and it was good to see his handcuff, Jamaal Williams (13.1) eat too, albeit on the bench. Royce Freeman (15.2) did well, and actually did some damage in the passing attack, and even with Drew Brees leaving, Mike Thomas (18.9) was still very active. For Team Brenner, it was a rough one. James Conner left the game prematurely, but was still able to put up 13.5, Alvin Kamara (7) was clearly effected by the Brees injury, Robert Woods (6.2) only hauled in two catches, Tarik Cohen (4.5) was outshined by David Montgomery (13.8 on the bench), and owners everywhere are still looking for OJ Howard. On a positive note, Max got to see Antonio Brown (16.1) on the Patriots for the first time and Tyler Boyd (22.2) keeps eating. It seems like the David Montgomery/Tarik Cohen start/sit is gonna be a tough weekly flex decision, and he just lost Michael Gallup for a few weeks, who seemed to be finally hitting his stride.
Team Smerling (2-0) beats Team Hudock (0-2) 158.8 to 84.7
Two straight dominant performances for Smerling. This league has been turned upside down. Smerling had six starters score 20 or more, scoring the second most in the league, even with David Johnson only putting up 8.4. He’s a bit light on RB’s after his two starters, but has enough WR’s to plug in at flex to make up for it. Although Josh Gordon (3.9) was overshadowed by AB’s New England debut, he still should be effective against the right matchup. Plus, with the emergence of John Ross (21.2) and Scary Terry McLaurin (17.2), he’s got some decent flex options. And how about Vance McDonald’s (22.8) day when Mason Rudolph came in? It seems like it’s gonna be a long season for Hudock, as two weeks in, he’s faced the only two 2-0 teams. To be fair, he did score the lowest amount of points this week, but still not the best of luck. Not to mention, it turns out Cam Newton has a foot injury and may miss some time. That’s a tough blow as Newton is one of his most valuable assets. I guess it’s time to see what Daniel Jones can do!
Team Hack (2-0) beats Couple Yelpers (1-1) 167.7 to 109.6
I mean wow. Not only did Team Hack, our last place team a season ago, defeat our almighty humble champions, but he is now 2-0. He led the league in points this week AGAIN, and now has the most points for by over 50. Lamar Jackson (30.9) and Austin Ekeler (23.3) have been money, Travis Kelce (23.7) is the best tight end in the league, Le’Veon Bell (20.9) still put up numbers in a terrible Jets performance, and Emmanuel Sanders (28.8) went off against a tough Bears defense. With Hollywood Brown (16.6) putting up another big game in just his second game ever, Hack’s lineup might get even better. On the Yelpers’ side, it seems like they’ve seen enough of Jack Doyle (4.1) as they’ve made it known they are in the market for a tight end. They didn’t necessarily have a terrible week, with OBJ (28.1) lighting up the Jets in his MetLife return, Amari Cooper (14.4) being solid as usual, and Curtis Samuel (14.3) playing a big role for Carolina. That being said, the rest of their usually-reliable starters failed them, with Christian McCaffrey (7.3), Chris Carson (9.7) and Damien Williams (8.6) having forgettable games, which ultimately decided this matchup.
Team Tomiello (1-1) beats Die Lit (0-2) 108.2 to 92.6
Starting off 0-2 and not having your own 1st rounder next year is a big yikes, but Die Lit did swap picks with Hudock, so I guess it’s a wash. And yes, he does have three other 1sts and four seconds. Starting Gio Bernard (2.3) even after Joe Mixon was cleared to play was a risk that didn’t pay off, and poor performances from Marlon Mack (8.3) and Julian Edelman (9.2) didn’t help. Deshaun Watson (12.9) also turned in a dud. Looking forward, Davante Adams is always a threat to ball out, T.Y. Hilton still seems effective with Brissett under center, and having a Matt Breida/Raheem Mostert could be a sneaky handcuff. For Tomiello, injuries have played a big role on his team. Juju Smith-Schuster was already off to a bit of a slow start before Big Ben was lost for the year, Alshon Jeffrey left the game before recording a catch and could miss a couple weeks, and another flex option, Derrius Guice, was placed on IR earlier last week. Even still, he has a lot of great pieces. It’s worth mentioning after a monster league debut, TJ Hockenson (1.7) was nowhere to be found in week 2. Obviously, you don’t expect that to be a long-term trend, but it’ll be interesting to see where his true consistent value will be as a first-year player.
Die Nasty: SZN 3 