Week 3, or Shorter, but with GIFs

Week 3 expectation: the cream would continue to rise to the top, while whatever is not the cream (is that just milk?) would continue to sink.

Week 3 reality: well, we have a single 3-0 team, and then we have a muddled mess in the middle. Yes, it's Week 3, but I'm genuinely surprised we don't have an 0-3 team.

RECAPS!

Hamilton Rod and Gun tops Death Valley Driver in high scoring matchup, 165-134.5
Tough loss for DVD, who posted the third highest score of the week. HRG thanks the Miami Community College defense for 23 Amari Cooper points, and Philip Rivers for his patent refusal to throw to anyone but Keenan Allen. DVD thanks Drew Brees for getting injured so that the Saints had no alternative than to hand the ball to Alvin Kamara a million times.

Team Provost blasts Released Dix On Boobies, 138-81
Mike Evans had done nothing through two weeks. Nothing. And then Week 3....

It was like Jameis Winston was apologizing for all the times he didn't throw to Mike Evans. Like, ever in his career. Provost also has Tyler Lockett (and Russell Wilson) to thank for his near-Tidwell winning performance. Boobies had good weeks from an RB (Dalvin Cook) and a WR (Julio) but the partner to each scored a combined 7 points, which aided his downfall in this one.

Jeff Fisher Effect obliterates Hardcore Sacks, 121.5-92
It worked out (at least this week) for JFE trading for a QB. It's his highest QB score in at least two years, and about double his previous highest TWO QB week scores. He has garbage time to thank for Russell Wilson's performance. Also, Darren Waller who seemingly came out of nowhere, and also seems to benefit from the lack of AB in Oakland. Hardcore, meanwhile, had a reasonable day, but leaving Cooper Kupp's two-TD performance on the bench hurts. His team wasn't bad...just not good enough this week.

Pedro Pickles takes out Utah Falco 114-98.5
After Week 1, Falco looked like a wagon. Now, he looks a little more like the pickup truck that Shane Falco drove in The Replacements after the striking players rolled it over. He got the needed big week from Christian McCaffrey, but didn't have enough firepower to overcome Pickles' new toy, Mark Ingram (part of the aforementioned Russell Wilson to JFE trade). Also, Patrick Mahomes was Patrick Mahomes.

Hooked on a Thielen softens Iron Ryan, 109.5-83 

After two very large weeks, HOTA came down to Earth a little bit this week, posting the lowest winning score of the week. Lamar Jackson looked a mortal, but can still run like whoa. Teamwise, his scores were all clustered between 9 and 18.5 (kickers don't count). Iron Ryan is going to go about as far as Lev Bell and the Jets "offense" can carry him. Poor Lev now has TWO offenses he needs to carry. Calvin Ridley also melted Iron's chances on this day.

Money? Yeah, Money.
This week's Tidwell is our first repeat winner of the season: Hamilton Rod and Gun.

He's certainly looking like the most dominant team in the league through 3 weeks.


Sorry for the delay in this week's notes. Working on the road this week, and haven't had much time to sit and write. Perhaps Week 4 will be better.

Good luck in Week 4!

Except Ryan, who's playing The Commish.