Week 3, or Reaper gets a win?

Week 3 of Smarter Than Phil Simms gave us a new low scorer for the season, a first time in a long time thing, and begun the separation between the Haves and Have Nots.

The recaps begin NOW:

Scrote Squad (120) vs. Released Dix On Boobies (98)

There were some large player scores in this one, and some not large ones. Tom Brady put up a second straight huge week (30 points) for Boobies (heh) but Brandin Cooks put up his biggest week as a Patriot for Scrote Squad (31.5); TDs count for more points for receivers than they do for QBs. Amari Cooper really hurt Boobies (heh) with one catch in that slog of a Sunday night matchup. Looking at positional point differences, (I can’t believe I’m about to type this), Justin Tucker’s 1 point in the London game vs Matt Bryant’s 14 points is a major part of the difference in this game. Solid kicker analysis.

Grim Reaper (119.5) vs. Outta Luck (96)

Reaper’s long losing streak is finally over.

He got big weeks from basically everyone not named Hunter Henry or Isaiah Crowell. Team FKHA was definitely outta luck this week, though he finally got a big week from T.Y. Hilton (26.5 points) and that abysmal Colts offense. Jordy Nelson had a big week too, but when your RBs combine for 12 points, it’s gonna be tough to win.

Hooper’s Heroes (121.5) vs. Team Provost (84.5)

When you have Mr. Consistent Antonio Brown on your roster, you have a good shot to win every single week. When you add Gronk’s upside to that mix, your shot gets better. And when Dalvin Cook puts up a big week, and Frank Gore manages to walk (I don’t think Gore really “rushes” any more) for 57 yards and a TD and 11.5 fantasy points, you’ve got a REAL good shot to win. It gets easier when your opponent kept an injured QB (Cam Newton), insists on playing the god awful Patriots D, and doesn’t have a 20 point scorer on his roster. Zeke and Shady, though, have not played as well as they can the last two weeks. If they get their stuff together, Provost will be better.

Jameis Winston Zeddemore (80.5) vs. Iron Ryan (74.5)

This was a matchup for two 2-0 teams in an early season battle for position. And man, that Ravens D, which had been so good the first two weeks looked awful. Against the Jaguars. And Blake Bortles.

These two teams are better than this matchup will lead you to believe. Jay Ajayi (Zeddemore) will usually score more than 2 points against the pitiful Jets, and Terrelle Pryor (I refuse to use the “Sr.” designation) and Kelvin Benjamin (Iron Ryan) will sometimes score more than 3 combined points. And Beast Mode isn’t going to put up 1.5 points that often either.

The Jeff Fisher Effect (127) vs. Pedro Pickles (59)

Here’s what happened: Pedro Pickles left all his good players on the bench, and started all his shitty players. I mean, that’s basically it. Playing his optimal lineup would have netted him 166 points, and a win. But hey, that’s fantasy football. You want to know who Pickles’ BENCH would have beaten this week? Everybody but Reaper, Hooper’s Heroes and Fisher Effect. I don’t think he’ll be sitting Chris Thompson ever again. But of course, Thompson will get 4.5 points next week when Pickles plays him. Fisher’s Todd Gurley, Kareem Hunt and Melvin Gordon stack looks pretty intimidating. Barring injury, he might have three top 10 RBs this season.

This week’s Money winner

The Jeff Fisher Effect is the highest scoring team in the league, for the second week in a row.

Bench stuff

You'd think with all those bench points, Pedro Pickles would have had the highest scoring bench player for the week. But that honor belonged to Stefon Diggs (Jeff Fisher Effect). Pickles had #2 though: Russell Wilson's 31.

There will be a second post later in the week with a short research project. Nothing too elaborate, but kind of interesting. And I promise not to use as many GIFs.