Week 4 Re-cap: Chubble Wrap

Ah week 4, the week when the trend lines start to smooth and we all start to say “oh, I get it”. One trend that I’ve been paying particularly close attention to is the recurring phenomena of players who break out shortly after I drop them from my Dynasty roster. The list of players who did nothing until they were released by me in the last two years:

• Tyler Boyd
• Chris Carson
• Will Dissly
• Ronald Jones (traded)

This leads me to believe the best indicator of breakout potential is whether or not they’ve recently been let go by me.

Games of the Week

Dictator League

LLGhoulJ v. Trader Joey

• There are two types of fantasy football teams: teams with Lamar Jackson and teams without Lamar Jackson. Teams with Lamar Jackson tend to win a lot more games than teams without Lamar Jackson. While Lamar has gotten most of the fantasy buzz this year, Nick Chubb proved that he wasn’t the only sophomore sensation worth talking about. Chubb is an interesting guy. I thought we would see a lot more of him after he was drafted by the Browns the year Cleveland was being featured on Hard Knocks. He even appeared in one of the opening scenes of the season. But his only line of the entire show came when another passenger waiting at the baggage claim asked him what team he plays for. “The Browns” is all he said. He’s a quiet guy who just likes to run the ball…or put another way…

Dynasty League

Born For This v. BC Grills

• It makes me incredibly sad that a team that left five players with over 20 points on the bench, had three players on bye, and had an injured Saquon Barkley could put up over 210 points. This was a championship re-match that didn’t exactly live up to the hype. BC Grills scored 221 points last week, but couldn’t replicate that success in Week 4. These teams will meet again and hopefully, it brings more excitement than a 92 point margin of victory.

Keeper League

Darren McFadden v. Trader Joey

• John got his revenge in the keeper league by bringing his own beat down to Joey’s door. But that’s not important. It’s that time of year again. Every year I use this forum to publicly shame John into changing his team name. Darren McFadden is dead. Maybe, I haven’t really heard much about him lately. Anyways, here’s a list of team names that might be better.
• McCaffineited
• Take Mahomes, Country Roads
• Gurley Scout Cookies
• Gurley and Boyd Club
• Ertz Rental Car
• Godwin is my Shephard
• I’m Not Good at Naming Teams

Feel free to use any of those.