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- LOSER x3: Mortals gather around the war drums echo across the fantasy realm and the fantasy gods have convened. Welcome to another meeting of the Fantasy Football War Council. I am Jonathan, your god of war, and standing beside me are the Brothers of Destruction, the Brothers Grim, Daniel and Mario. Well, we lost Mario, but he'll be back. Yeah, he'll be back. He'll Daniel: One of us. Yeah, we just lost Mario. He'll be back. LOSER x3: be back. his internet's been really spotty, so he'll be in and out throughout this whole episode. Makes editing it super fun. Daniel: Yep. Yeah. LOSER x3: but hey. Court is in session. we have a new background for those that watch on YouTube and see our little you know clips when I drop them on Facebook and stuff. yeah. We have the War Council beliefs, the the fighting Dan Campbell's we really like. We all love Mike Allstott. And I figured that was a given with you know, like you all stole my Mike Allstott jerseys as we were young kids. So I think there's a fucking game. We all loved him. So sure, Daniel: I remember there was a given. LOSER x3: sure, sure, sure, yeah, yeah, yeah. So Let's yeah, hey, we got some really good news and then we'll jump into our battles. And then if Mario returns, we'll get into his segment. He wanted to touch on we did at the beginning of the season we had our bold takes, bold takes and predictions. Thank you very much. scrolling down. yeah, our bold takes and predictions. And we can touch on some of them. I think some of them are season long, so we'll talk about them later on through the season, but We could talk on some that are already failing miserably. So yeah, we do have some of those. Daniel: Yeah. Got about half. I got more than I thought I was, but so far so good. LOSER x3: Yeah. Yeah, I don't know. I'm not doing so good. I'm not doing so good. So okay. interesting news though. Yeah. Take us away. Daniel: Alright. Yeah, let's get into the news. Trade alert, JJ McCarthy may live again as a New York Giant. the Vikings ship him to New York for a twenty twenty-seven fifth round pick. with Jackson Dart missing the season. And you know, you never know what that might end up being with the first round quarterback. LOSER x3: I mean, just lump it. You could lump it in. I didn't notice he did that, so yeah. Daniel: Hmm. Odo Beckham also got dropped by the Giants on ceremonious farewell. And Braxton Barrios got signed in lieu of Odell Beckham. So there's all that. LOSER x3: Yeah, yep, yep, yep. Yeah. Interesting Giants news. I did like Mario's take on this trade. they shouldn't have traded a fifth round pick. They should have traded Tyrone Tracy straight up. Just do Tyrone Tracy for I I thought that was a pretty good idea and would have helped would have helped both teams significantly. Daniel: Yeah. Yep. Air Aaron Jones looks like dust, man. You know, i it's three yards LOSER x3: Mm. Yeah. Yeah. Daniel: and a cloud of dust. He is the cloud of dust at this point. LOSER x3: And he's not moving. It's just that it's just it's Daniel: Not he just can't move. He's just lost that spark, you know. It mm-hmm. LOSER x3: Yeah. Well, they speak of that wall. And Daniel: Father time. LOSER x3: sometimes yeah, sometimes it comes a little earlier than thirty. So the Pittsburgh Steelers are trading cornerback Joey Porter Jr. to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a twenty twenty seven sixth round pick and a twenty twenty eight second round pick. Interesting. Interesting. Very interesting. Welcome Daniel: Yeah. Well LOSER x3: back, Mario. Daniel: Wonder how they're gonna use them in the coverage. Boo Boo B Doo: Sorry about that. LOSER x3: Yeah, welcome back. Daniel: Just in time to read out the Cardinals these LOSER x3: Yeah. Boo Boo B Doo: Alright, so For the Cardinals. I'm asking for a quality third round pick for Marvin Harrison Jr., according to many insiders. So that'd be a late third round pick because it's supposed to be toward a contender. People on this group are thinking Chiefs, Chargers, Texans, I don't know, Buffalo. LOSER x3: See, Buffalo is on my Boo Boo B Doo: That could be interesting. LOSER x3: list as well. Yeah, Buffalo was a good one. I was trying to think of good teams to add to that list, but Boo Boo B Doo: The other one's the Ravens. LOSER x3: They were someone else I was thought of penciling down. Yeah. they need help. They need help. They don't have good depth there. So Boo Boo B Doo: Mm. Daniel: Mm-hmm. Boo Boo B Doo: Yeah, mo. Daniel: Very nice. Boo Boo B Doo: I say pull the trigger, what do got to lose? LOSER x3: Yeah. Daniel: right. LOSER x3: Right. Daniel: Just whoever take and see what happens, especially for that price. You know, Boo Boo B Doo: Yeah. LOSER x3: yeah. Daniel: Tan Tampa's got some problems at receiver right now without people being able to separate and stuff like that. Take the flyer on him while you still got Chris Godwin there to show him what's up, you know. LOSER x3: That was also on Boo Boo B Doo: Yeah. LOSER x3: the list I wanted to type in. But you know. Daniel: But they're not a winning team. They're gonna be, you know, could you imagine Jeremiah Smith, Marvin Harrison Jr. and Emeka Abuka on the same team? Like LOSER x3: Man. And Boo Boo B Doo: No, what what I would do is trade a third round pick for him. LOSER x3: Mick McMillan filling in as a fourth. Daniel: Yeah. Was that? Boo Boo B Doo: Yeah, I'd I'd trade a third round pick for him and then I'd shut him down. Have him get comfortable with the with the system. And the way we're looking at our height for picking next season is sh you could have him across from Jeremiah Smith. So I'd yeah, Daniel: That's yeah, that's exactly yeah. LOSER x3: Mm-hmm. Boo Boo B Doo: I'd I'd bring him on for a third rounder. Then use your first round and man that that receiving cord would be ridiculous. And LOSER x3: Think he says what you're saying. I agree. Yeah. Yeah, I agree. Daniel: Totally. Boo Boo B Doo: Yeah. It wouldn't hurt. Daniel: All right. Wouldn't hurt. let's see, QB Caleb Williams with a hamstring injury won't participate in Wednesday's walkthrough practice, but is getting better per coach Ben Johnson. LOSER x3: Yeah, he's I don't see him play he's not playing this week, so if you can't make a walkthrough. Yeah. Yeah. Daniel: No. He's still out another week or two. Mm-hmm. LOSER x3: Yeah, exactly. Okay. before the week started, we had another trade. Man, what is this manager doing? He just keeps trading away his players. Plague of Anubis, this guy right here, gives away gives away Saquon Barkley for George Kittle and Travis Etienne. Gotta love the Travis Etienne went down with an injury this week, right? it was a second for a third. Boo Boo B Doo: Yeah. Daniel: Second for a third. Yeah. LOSER x3: There's some contingencies into it as well. Yeah. We did the same thing. I threw some contingencies. If he got into the chip or I if he got into the top three, so I said if he trophies, it becomes a one for a two. Gives me a little chance if he hits one of those three. Yeah, for Daniel: Not bad. Yeah. LOSER x3: it to go up. Daniel: Very nice. LOSER x3: We we yeah, I didn't have the two I didn't have a fourth round pick. We wanted a two pick gap and we couldn't go I didn't want a I thought a three for a five was too low for giving away Barkley. So we closed the gap. I really like I really like this manager you brought on, Daniel. Daniel: Yeah LOSER x3: He was willing to stay in a trade, barter. He didn't just drop out after a first offer that he didn't like hearing. He stayed in it, he bartered, got what he wanted. So Daniel: Yeah. Yep. Justin's LOSER x3: Like him. He's a good manager. He's smart. He's on it. Daniel: Justin's a smart dude. Yeah. It's LOSER x3: Yeah. Daniel: nice. We were texting the other day. He's appreciating it. He's having fun. LOSER x3: Yeah, I'm glad he is. I'm glad he is. He's a good addition to this league. So Daniel: Kittle certainly paid off. LOSER x3: Kittle paid off and I did not play him. See Daniel: No LOSER x3: if I if I played him or any of the players that I actually had on my roster, Daniel: Is it? LOSER x3: I would have won. Because I tinkered and I thought, hey, I could Boo Boo B Doo: Sonny Styles. LOSER x3: beat Justin. Man, benched him. Boy, benched him. He Daniel: Yeah. LOSER x3: put up a three last week and I thought, nah, I'm gonna put you on my bench to teach you a lesson. He taught me a lesson. Don't put Daniel: Yeah. LOSER x3: me on your bench. so I learned Boo Boo B Doo: Yeah. LOSER x3: that lesson loud and clear. Daniel: Mm. LOSER x3: Yep, yep, yep, yep, yep, yep. We'll get into that. We'll get into that. So Daniel: All right. Boo Boo B Doo: Alright, let's let's LOSER x3: take us away. Boo Boo B Doo: get into some matches. okay first one we have is Hercules Huge Sock versus the Hail Mary's. How the mighty have fallen. Almost 50 points separate our former champ from victory and His team seems to be resting on their laurels, as they are the second lowest scoring team so far this season. Yet somehow Vince eked out a victory back in equ in week one. Not the way the champ was hoping to start out. The Hail Marys went deep into the playoffs last year, and the gods saw fit to grant them their vengeance in this match. The price of this win was simple. The Hail Marys sacrificed running back Devon Achan early in the game. All LOSER x3: Mm-hmm. Boo Boo B Doo: you Achan managers can write in your hate mail and we'll be sure to give it to Ray, for this one is on him. Despite only 2.8 LOSER x3: Mm-hmm. Boo Boo B Doo: points from HN in his RB slot, a zero from rookie linebacker CJ Allen, and four points from Nate Landman, who I was really sad I didn't draft. his other players went to work. Almost all players put up between 15 to 20 points. Consistency here was key. Drake mi Drake London sat on the bench as a counterweight with nearly 30 points. Dak Prescott did enough to be happy with at 26.24 points. That's really respectable. That's what we like from our quarterbacks. But the real leader in this, answering Ray's prayers, was the Vikings defense. From a Green Bay Packer fan. That's that's fucked up. who despite the forty point LOSER x3: Mm-hmm. Boo Boo B Doo: nine points they put up were totally unnecessary. Ray could have sat his forty-one point defense and still won by nine. Brutal for the former champ, whose LOSER x3: Mm-hmm. Boo Boo B Doo: head will be hanging a little lower. with the loss of Mike Evans for a little bit and Brian Burns as well. LOSER x3: Yeah, that one hurts. Daniel: Brutal. LOSER x3: That hit me in the right in the dynasty team. Ooh. Took a lot Daniel: Yeah. LOSER x3: of hits this week. Daniel: It gave my dynasty team a shot in the arm. Boo Boo B Doo: Yeah. Daniel: Arvell Reese took benefited from that greatly. And his his DL Boo Boo B Doo: Snaps are up. Daniel: slash linebacker designation makes it pretty freaking awesome to get twenty points from a DL. Yeah. Yeah, that guy's been paying LOSER x3: Right. I love that. I love when they do that. Daniel: off great first round pick on that one. All right. LOSER x3: That's that's a pretty good one. Daniel: Next up Plague of Anubis versus the new manager, Rusty the Hobo. They traded before they played. So they were like, Don't don't do well, don't do well. Or was that part of the stipulation of the players had to be on the bench? Is is that why LOSER x3: no. Daniel: Kittle was on the bench? LOSER x3: Honestly, with how Schultz had been playing, I thought Schultz was the better tight end. I honestly Daniel: Yeah. LOSER x3: just I misplaced. And I wanted to put Kittle in a flex, but I Boo Boo B Doo: Shulds killed it last week. LOSER x3: again I was looking at Bateman, Rashad had a really great week the week before, so I thought he was good. And I didn't think to look that they were traveling. so that one that one killed me. But yeah, no, it was just mishaps and not not looking at things correctly and Shaming players like Tony Pollard for hurting me last week and then they went off and did well. So that's my fault. Daniel: Yeah, that's LOSER x3: My fault. Daniel: that's in here somewhere. Alright, here go Rusty the Hobo takes this one 191.81 to 177.59, winning by fourteen point two two points. The biggest difference was the top end production with Jameer Gibbs absolutely carrying the matchup for Rusty. Gibb exploded for 45, almost 46 points, combining 99 rushing yards and two touchdowns with 65 receiving yards, seven catches, and another touchdown. Kyron Williams added 25.8 while Nick Bolton chipped in with 25 points from the IDP spot. Matthew Golden also delivered a solid 20-point performance. Plague of Anubis had some serious production of his own. George Kittle was the post trade standout posting 31.2 points with six catches for 82 yards and two touchdowns from your bench. Detroit defense added 22.35. Well, Andrew Van Ginkel and Zaire Franklin provided 15 points even. Each. Chase McLaughlin also quietly came through with 14 points. But the matchup really turned on the bench decisions. Rusty left Bo Nicks sitting on the bench with 37.44 points, which would have been enough to turn the win into a Boo Boo B Doo: Yeah, heat went off. Daniel: much more comfortable victory. He would have crushed you. Clegg. LOSER x3: Mm-hmm. Daniel: Had his own massive bench opportunity with Sonny Styles, who put up an incredible 26.95 points. as well as George Kittle, as for mentioned. and Tony Pollard put up 17 points as well, all from the bench. Plague of Anubis starting lineup had some holes, particularly Amari and Hampton. this one hurts. nine. Point six points, Rashad Bateman 5.2, and Bryce Young falling back down to earth with 15.64. Rusty's biggest weakness was his quarterback spot with Drake May, who is no longer on his team, managed just five point five six points and turned the ball over four times. In the end, Rusty the Hobo got the monster performance from Gibbs. Boo Boo B Doo: Mm-hmm. Daniel: That Plague of Anubis simply couldn't overcome. Plague of Anubis has had enough production to make it interesting, but Rusty the Hobo's top end firepower carried the day. LOSER x3: And these are the ones that hurt the most. When your bench is full and you're like, everything I moved off did better. Daniel: Yep. That's Boo Boo B Doo: Yeah. Daniel: like that was week two. LOSER x3: Ladd McConkey came down two points better than Day than Denzel Boo Boo B Doo: Okay. LOSER x3: Boston. Tony Pollard came down. He was in Bateman spot who put up only 5.2 and he you know 17 points. So and then yeah, Sonny Styles. He was in the Hill spot and he'll only put up 10. Yay. I was Daniel: Ouch. LOSER x3: hoping for my first win. Yeah, I was hoping for my first win. That would be nice, but that's cool. I'll Daniel: Yeah, those hurt. LOSER x3: I'll keep rocking first waiver wire until, you know, something works. Daniel: Yeah. That was Boo Boo B Doo: Yeah. Daniel: my first loss of the season to chass. It was the same way. It was just brutal 'cause it I made the stupid mistakes. This week I just I got taken to the woodshed this week. I just it was brutal. LOSER x3: Yeah. Yeah, well we shall get to Daniel: All right. Ananca's temple. LOSER x3: that. Yeah. fairly well, fairly well scrolling up. Battle three, in our third battle of the evening, the one continues her undefeated march toward glory. Standing in her way this week, well not really, was Annie. I'm gonna call him Annie from now on. Annie's Temple of BDSM. Unfortunately for Annie, sitting in the corner in his chair, lonely, untouched, and utterly useless, because this battle was anything but close. 192.49 to 166.16, a 26.33 point beating. That sure feels like a hundred points. Patrick Mahomes didn't exactly boom, but he didn't bust either. 20.14 was perfectly respectable outing, but it was Christian McCaffrey. And Garrett Wilson, who brought the real pain. 25.6 and 24.2, respectively, were the monsters beating down the temple doors and just wasn't finished. On defense, Kyle Hamilton dropped 22 points, while Jack Campbell, newly acquired Danny Trink, will put up 13.6 and 12 points. Kickers are people too. We w that we need a banner that says that somewhere here, I think. Daniel: Mm that should, yeah. We should add that. LOSER x3: Yeah. kickers are people too. Damn it, and Brandon Aubrey proved it with another twelve points. Meanwhile, inside the temple, Sam Darnold apparently found religion and put together a hell of a performance with thirty two point three six points. Javante Williams followed with twenty three point six, and Trey McBride absolutely boomed with twenty two point five. And remember, kickers are people too. Evan McPherson kicked 13 points. And that's where the good news ends. Justin Jefferson got hurt with an ankle. we did not speak of that up above. Krosky Merritt bottled Boo Boo B Doo: Yeah, I'm that's true. LOSER x3: up with just 10.10. Yeah, I forgot to put that in. Robbie's best defender was Al Shaheer with who managed just 13 points, while Knight and Winters both contributed eleven. Bryce Young and Verse and Jared Verse did 4.6 each. Absolutely terrible. The 49ers Boo Boo B Doo: Ooh. Daniel: Yeah. LOSER x3: defense playing in the singles as well. Scraped together 8.3. Pitiful. Shameful. A performance worthy of a team at 0 3. But speaking to you is Boo Boo B Doo: Mm. LOSER x3: like speaking in a mirror. I feel the shame. Congratulations, Jess. 3 0. That's the opposite of the mirror effect, right? The backwards. Yeah, I like that. Good job, Jess. Boo Boo B Doo: Yes, it is. LOSER x3: she's got a monster team and we are trembling. We definitely are. Robbie, and three. There's plenty to say. But I have nothing to say, 'cause I suck. They might have something to say. The one marches on. the women in our league, man, what can I say? They they start strong. You know, do they? man. Daniel: They're the only ones undefeated. And they play each other this week. Yeah. Yeah. LOSER x3: battle ma battle of the Boo Boo B Doo: Mm-hmm. LOSER x3: week, for sure. Daniel: Yep. There will be only one undefeated. Boo Boo B Doo: May they remain healthy. LOSER x3: Yeah, this will be an interesting week then. Ooh man, I didn't see that matchup. Daniel: Mm. LOSER x3: Woof, woof, woof. Okay. Boo Boo B Doo: Alright, we go on to the next matchup, which is actually between family. We've got Ali and his cousin through marriage, Martin. In this one, Ali gets Massacre of the Week for the biggest blowout, and Martin is banished to Hades for the lowest score. Verathragn's LOSER x3: Mm. Boo Boo B Doo: vengeance is Pulls off their first win of the season. After three straight losses, that's right, they lost the championship too at the end of last season, and we haven't forgotten. Daniel: Ha Boo Boo B Doo: Ali climbs out of the depths Daniel: I did. Boo Boo B Doo: and establishes dominance, letting us all know he still sees himself as a contender. That's cute. Ali was the second highest scorer of the week with 22 223.74 and earns the conqueror of the week. Or sorry, earns the massacre of the week. all that, and he LOSER x3: No, he gets both. Boo Boo B Doo: left points. No, he doesn't. later on, someone else did. They got six more points. And so, let's see. Yeah, he left points on the bench. let's see. Adonai Mitchell was listed LOSER x3: Three points. You're right. Boo Boo B Doo: as out and contributed zero points. Yet he was in Ali's flex spot. Jalen Warren sat on the bench with 26 points, dying to prove himself. He also played the wrong Malik. Neighbors only put up six points for Ali, while Malik Washington put up fifteen and a half. Somehow Ali still managed LOSER x3: Yeah. Boo Boo B Doo: to earn himself another I let's call managed to have the widest gap of the week. He ended up stomping Martin into the ground by a point spread of sixty six point twenty two points, and it could have been one one point seven two if he played his optimal lineup. Some mercy, but I don't think Martin cares as he licks his wounds from his first loss this season. His team left a hell of a performance from Kenyon Sadiq, 28.5 points. But it would not on his bench, but it would not have been enough this week. Maybe it would have kept him from being the lowest score. Instead, he's banished to Hades. Daniel: Bye. LOSER x3: My boy. You're totally right. We need we need a drop. We need something that, you know, have to work on. Daniel: Yeah. Alright. another family bowl. Saving Ryan's Privates versus Smitey Mighty Boston. Smitey are wait. Saving Ryan's Privates takes the match with 203.61 to 198.07. A nail biter decided by just five point. 5-4 points. Smitey Mighty Bastones had some huge performances, led by Debo Samuels 28.2 and Gregor Rousseau's 26 points, which was a great waiver wire pickup. Rousseau was especially valuable from the IDP spot with two sacks and eight tackles. DeAndre Smith added DeAndre Swift added 15.3 points and Well, Kansas City defense put up a strong nineteen point two five. Smidey Mighty Bastones also got twenty points from rookie safety. Dylan Thianeman giving the line up pr plenty of production outside the traditional offensive positions. Well rounded. Saving Ryan's Privates countered with a more balanced attack. Jamar Chase led the way with 22.8. Well, Chuba Hubbard posted 18.8. And Cam Scatabou added 16.5. The real difference came in the kicker and the defense, though. Spencer Schrader scored 21 points. Kickers are people too. And the Raiders defense. exploded for twenty two point five five. Josh Allen only managed eighteen point zero six points this week, but he still contributed enough to keep the the lineup competitive. His lowest score of the season, by the way. The interesting part is how close this could have been with a couple of lineup changes. Smitey Mighty Bastones left no massive scoring performance on the bench. Well saving Ryan Privates had Quinn and Williams sitting on the bench with seventeen points and DJ Moore added thirteen point seven. Neither would have dramatically changed the outcome. The biggest problem for Smighty Mighty Bastons was Jalen Boo Boo B Doo: No, just a refing call. Daniel: Hurts's Yes, got robbed of a touchdown. 14. That would have been Boo Boo B Doo: He got robbed. Daniel: twenty point four Two four two points. especially in a game when the Eagles were held to just seven points, it would have been fourteen points. The lineup also got only five points from Kyriami Fairborn, leaving several points on the table in this matchup decided by less than six. In the end, it was basically a fantasy football coin flip saving Ryan's privates survived by five point five four points. Heh that Jalen Hurts touchdown would have changed it. thanks largely to the Raiders defense and a monster kicking performance from Schrader. Smitey Mighty's Bastones had the firepower and blames the refs for this loss. I would too. Boo Boo B Doo: Mm. LOSER x3: Yeah. Yeah. Daniel: Yeah. Instead, Andy Dalton well, you still got the six points one player another, 'cause Andy Dalton threw the interception to Thianeman, so you still got six points from Thianeman on that. Boo Boo B Doo: Ha ha ha. Daniel: So he still got the touchdown no matter what. LOSER x3: Too close. Too close for comfort. And Daniel: Yeah. LOSER x3: you know. Hey, Jose was saying Boo Boo B Doo: I don't accept. LOSER x3: Jose was saying because you know he was gonna come on the podcast tonight, he he caught the bug. Some he caught the curse. He caught our curse. It's like, damn you guys, I was gonna Boo Boo B Doo: man. LOSER x3: come onto your podcast and I got I caught your curse. Daniel: So funny. Boo Boo B Doo: Yeah. LOSER x3: Yeah, I like it. Speaking of his curse. Boo Boo B Doo: He's been laid flat. LOSER x3: Yeah. Yeah, speaking of his curse. in another stellar battle, the victorious Valkyries defeated the Kuiper Belt Soldiers in one of the closest battles of the season. I think this is actually our closest battle this season. This one was won not by her waiver wire grab, but s CJ Stroud, who managed only fifteen points. Not exactly the stuff of legend. Jonathan Taylor followed with 14.3, while Chris Olave added 18.7. Looking like a pretty normal day, you know, for a team, I guess. Not for the Valkyries, though. Until we reached the tight end for position. Juwan Johnson, thirty-two point eight. Yeah, you know. Suddenly the battle had a pulse. Kenneth Walker adds twenty-five point four. While another waiver wire acquis acquisition of Rashad White chipped 16.5. Her Patriots defense managed 10.2, and three of her five defenders actually showed up. Zach Bond with led the charge, 22 points. Javon Holland added 16, and Peyton Wilson contributed 10. Then came the casualties. Terrell Bernard managed only eight, and Aiden Hudginson, who limped onto the battlefield with a Measley, 3.5. But somehow, after all the bloodshed, the Valkyries escaped with the victory of just point three. Yeah. pulling up that matchup. It was Boo Boo B Doo: Yeah. LOSER x3: The Kuiper Belt soldiers were trying to merge into another galaxy and take over the universe. Instead, they awarded the they're awarded the Spartan Shield for the closest battle loss. Jose and his old His own combination of boomer busts this week. Brock Purdy absolutely exploded. 44.18 points, while Chase Brown added 12.5. George Pickens added 13.7. Then came the Stinkers. TJ Hawkinson managed 4.1 and Blake Corum dropped a miserable 3.7. His Eagles defense with just 11.4 and only two of his five defenders showed. they answered the call. Luckily those two came to play. Will Anderson Jr. dropped twenty-eight point six and Fred Warner. Man, I missed we missed him on the draft board. I know we all did. Twenty-seven points. Meanwhile, Swessinger, Turner, and Waiverwire grab Trent McDuffie combined with only seven, six point five, and twelve points. Close, but no cigar, as they say. And that tiny margin comes with a big consequence. Chass moves to three and and Jose falls to one and two, sitting in tenth place. We talked about this last week. When you get blown out, you know the battle was probably over before the wi the final whistle. But when you lose by point three, that's when you start the lineup. You know, start staring at your lineup. One player, one catch, one tackle, one decision on the waiver wire. One Boo Boo B Doo: Yeah. LOSER x3: tiny moment that could have changed everything. I know that's how my weekend's gone. Congratulations, Chas. it's a huge start. The Valkyries remain undefeated. I think we only have two of those teams remaining. Whatever magic she is carrying into the battlefield right now, keep it rolling. Boo Boo B Doo: Oof. LOSER x3: Point three. What a what a loss, right? Yeah. She's Daniel: Two three. Yeah. Boo Boo B Doo: Ha ha ha. LOSER x3: like the first thing she said, I hope there is no stat correction this week. Boo Boo B Doo: yeah, I bet. Alright. Next is to our conqueror. LOSER x3: Thankfully she wasn't playing Ollie 'cause whenever there's Boo Boo B Doo: No I know. It always happens to be a lee. Daniel: Very true. It's all Boo Boo B Doo: Yeah. LOSER x3: Yeah. Boo Boo B Doo: Our next match features our Conqueror of the Week, Alan of Owl Formation, takes LOSER x3: Good catch, by the way. Boo Boo B Doo: on our fellow podcaster, my brother, and takes him to task with 51.12 between the two scores. Alan stepped it up and brought LOSER x3: Mm-mm. Boo Boo B Doo: in the highest score of the week to earn himself. What's that? yeah. LOSER x3: Just laughing. Just laughing. Boo Boo B Doo: Yeah, to earn himself twenty two I sorry two hundred and twenty six point eight one points, crushing Daniel's Apache Gorillas with this fifty-one point deficit. A dominant show of force. Alan left nothing to chance and zero points on the bench, a masterful battle LOSER x3: The pen. Boo Boo B Doo: plan as he took Daniel to task. Consistency was key in this as almost every player arrived to work. With their sleeves rolled up. The only crazy high score from Allen's side was N'Cobe Dean hanging up 32 in the IDP slot. Otherwise, everyone just beat their projection by a little bit. Apache Guerrillas had nine from David Montgomery, 0 from Ogan from Aronde Gadston. 12.1 from Brees Hall before losing him to injury for two to five weeks. Five points from pick kicker Cam Little and one point from Vikings DB Byron Murphy. JSN tried his ass off. And his 33.86 points. until he realized that Everyone on the team except for Trevor Lawrence with his 27.58. We're just kinda sitting back watching watching him play eating popcorn on the couch. So yeah. Daniel's team just didn't show up to play, and He just barely escaped being banished. Daniel: Correct. Dude, Cam Little missed a seventy yard field goal this last weekend. He he barely LOSER x3: Who Daniel: was outside. He had he had the distance. He was barely outside. If he hit that kick, it would have doubled his points. Boo Boo B Doo: Yeah. LOSER x3: Seventy yards. I like the points we have for our kickers. They I mean they they deserve it. Yeah, absolutely. That's crazy. Daniel: Yeah, that would've added like twelve points. Yeah. That would have been like a twelve point kick. LOSER x3: I love it. I love it. That's Daniel: All right. Well, that wraps up all of the battles for the week. And then we can get into all of us lost, by the way. I'm the only one we have one win between the three of us so far this season. Boo Boo B Doo: Yeah. I've been within ten points on all my LOSER x3: Yeah. Daniel: that's Boo Boo B Doo: bosses. It's been nice. Yeah, let me tell ya. Daniel: That's brutal. Yeah. look he's lucky finds. Offensive pickup was Justin, who's Rusty the Hobo's manager with Bo Nicks. He put up thirty seven point eight eight points from the bench. And defensive pickup was Mario Smitey Mighty Bastons, with Gregor Rousseau with twenty six points. Nice job, Mario. Nice job, Justin. LOSER x3: Yeah. Wonderful pickups. They're they were definitely on it. okay, so last week on our pickups. Boo Boo B Doo: That was there. It was almost enough. I should have picked up a ref. Ha ha ha. LOSER x3: Yeah I like it. I like it. All Boo Boo B Doo: Mm. LOSER x3: right. Last week on the pickups. I went six and one. Woo! Needed it. Daniel and Mario both went five Boo Boo B Doo: That's Arthur. LOSER x3: and two. So it was a big week for all of us. Big week for all of us. Daniel still Boo Boo B Doo: Yeah. LOSER x3: sits in the lead thir thirteen and eight. I'm second with twelve and nine. And Mario bring up the rear ten and eleven. let's check this week's pic'ems. Boo Boo B Doo: Yeah. LOSER x3: So the first matchup is myself Plague of Anubis versus Our reigning champion Hercules huge sock. I say me with a scared question mark. I want my first win. And this would be nice, but I said the same thing last week. Now I just have to like not tinker. That damn tinker sneaker time, man. Daniel: Ugh costly. I I went with LOSER x3: Very Daniel: Vince. I like the matchups that he's got. And he's he's he's gotta LOSER x3: Yeah. Daniel: win. LOSER x3: He's got a win. Yeah. Hey, there Daniel: Is that a win? Boo Boo B Doo: I I got John on this one. LOSER x3: are three of us with no wins, okay? There are three of us. And there Daniel: There are three. LOSER x3: is the other person with the he's got my back. So there's another O and three, thinking of an O and three. I like it. Thank you, Mario. Daniel: Mm. LOSER x3: yeah, I put myself Boo Boo B Doo: Mm-hmm. LOSER x3: two, but it's a very scared question mark, so Daniel: All right. next one, Smitey Mighty Bastones versus Rusty the Hobo. Everybody says Justin. Poor Mario. LOSER x3: Yeah. Sorry Mario. I Yeah. Boo Boo B Doo: And I'm I'm calling my shot. I think this is I think this is gonna be my biggest blowout and the massacre of the week. I don't think it's gonna be close. Daniel: No. Boo Boo B Doo: All my losses have been closed so far. I don't think this one's touching it. Daniel: Nice. All right. Nick. Mm. LOSER x3: I like that you're calling out awards. No, I like I like that. That's a good call out, Boo Boo B Doo: Mm-hmm. LOSER x3: so Daniel: Yeah that I don't think this one's gonna be close. Anake or Annie's temple of BDSM versus the LOSER x3: Yeah. Daniel: Hail Mary's. looks like we went Ray across the board. Mario's calling Ray Conqueror of the Week for highest score. Nice. LOSER x3: I like it. Yeah. I like it. Boo Boo B Doo: I do. When you sack a temple, that's what it's called. Daniel: let's see LOSER x3: Yeah. Daniel: very nice. LOSER x3: It's pretty that's good, I like that. Daniel: next matchup Verathragna's vengeance versus saving Ryan's privates. LOSER x3: Nailed it. Well done, Daniel. Well done. Yeah. Daniel: Yeah, finally. I did go with Ali with Verathragna's Boo Boo B Doo: Yeah. Daniel: vengeance. LOSER x3: with ya. You know, as much as he looks like the underdog currently, I like some of his matchups and as gross it is to write down, we all know what I think about writing his name down in this section. I think he might actually gotta win here. So Daniel: Yeah. man. And next up. Boo Boo B Doo: Yeah. LOSER x3: Mario Boo Boo B Doo: I I'm going different and picking Uncle Rob. LOSER x3: though. Mario's Uncle Rob. Daniel: More is yeah. Ooh, we'll see. Yeah, they're gonna be one down or one up on us. The matchup of the week. LOSER x3: Alright. Next Yeah. Well he's already a bunch Boo Boo B Doo: Yeah. LOSER x3: down. This definitely battle of the week here for sure. Daniel: The victorious Valkyries Boo Boo B Doo: Yeah, two titans. Daniel: versus the one, the last two undefeated teams in the league. One will leave LOSER x3: And it Daniel: undefeated. LOSER x3: it I I would like to be like Mario here and I'm gonna call out I think the loser of this will be a Spartan Shield. I think it'll be that close. Just ginormous big score Boo Boo B Doo: Yeah. I like it. Daniel: Nice. LOSER x3: and Spartan Shield. Daniel: Yeah, LOSER x3: Yeah. Daniel: that that that's a good call. Boo Boo B Doo: That'd be nice. LOSER x3: They could be the highest score, but they're not being like a big gap between them, you know what I mean? Like highest score in Spartan Shield. I could see that. Ooh, Boo Boo B Doo: Mm-hmm. I like that. LOSER x3: this next one. Hey. yeah, so we all went chass. Yeah, Daniel: We all did go with chat on that. Yeah. LOSER x3: we all went chass. I like that. Yeah. Daniel, you if Boo Boo B Doo: Mm-hmm. Yeah. LOSER x3: we have now he's two and one, so it's let me get this right. I'm an Aztec warrior. versus the Apache Gorillas. It's not too deep because it's not three in a you know, can't be too deep. Boo Boo B Doo: Yeah. LOSER x3: But Daniel, I'm going you. Daniel: Oof. Gotta get that lineup solidified. Boo Boo B Doo: I'm going him because of all Martin's LOSER x3: Yeah. Even though he's got two wins. Boo Boo B Doo: injuries. Daniel: Yeah. LOSER x3: Yeah. Well I didn't want to get a Boo Boo B Doo: He's he's got all those IRs. Those those people can't put up points. LOSER x3: No, they definitely can't. No, they definitely can't. Boo Boo B Doo: Yeah, I'm going Daniel. Daniel: Excellent. Wait. I'll take the win however I can get it. Boo Boo B Doo: Kick the gimp while he's down, LOSER x3: Right, right. Boo Boo B Doo: bru bro. Daniel: Please, that's alright, that's alright. Winnin''s winnin'. Let's hope. I'll Boo Boo B Doo: Yeah. All right, in the next one. LOSER x3: Love it. Love it. Daniel: take it. Boo Boo B Doo: Jose versus Allen. Kuiper Belt Soldiers versus Owl formation. LOSER x3: Yeah, or five. Boo Boo B Doo: Looks like we all chose Allen. Daniel: Like LOSER x3: yeah. I mean it's got the matchup, so he's got the matchup. He's got the matchup. Boo Boo B Doo: Ha ha ha. LOSER x3: Put a new banner in the bottom by the way. Tell me what you guys think of that one. Boo Boo B Doo: All right. LOSER x3: Gotta add the kickers or people too. So, you know. Out of the kickers, people. Yeah, I like that. Okay, Daniel: Where is that? nice. Yeah, I see that. Keep 'cause there'd be. Boo Boo B Doo: Nice. LOSER x3: so that's our battles. That's our pick'ems. where do we currently sit in time? Let me I mean I don't know. Forty two minutes. Daniel: Forty two minutes. LOSER x3: We're actually pretty good. Do you want to take a minute and we could go through some of these and see both some of the what we got? I mean, some of these Boo Boo B Doo: Sure. LOSER x3: are season-long projections, so We're just kinda checking on the status. Some of these they're p already done, so you can make fun of them. I like that you color coded them and gave little side notes. Daniel: Yeah. LOSER x3: Yeah, that made me laugh earlier, so Boo Boo B Doo: Mm-hmm. I Alright, we got some bold predictions coming down. And these were from a month ago before season. Daniel: The check in. Boo Boo B Doo: And I put down that 14 QBs would throw for 4,000 yards and three of them would exceed 5,000. Last year, Matt Stafford left with led with 4707 and only six QBs went over four K. I listed Burrow, Herbert, and Goff as my possibles for the 5,000. nope. But as far LOSER x3: Mm-hmm. Boo Boo B Doo: as the 4,000 and 5,000 spread. We do have 15 quarterbacks on paste to exceed 4,000 yards this year currently. So that was showing the change in passing game, and we have four. on pace to break 5,000 yards. So that prediction's looking pretty good. just not the specif specificities of it. My next bold prediction was that Cyrus Elm was gonna take over the Chiefs wide receiving core, and he was never heard from again. Caleb LOSER x3: Mm-hmm. Boo Boo B Doo: Williams. We have that he will be Fantasy Football's QB five after throwing forty five hundred yards, thirty-nine touchdowns, four hundred and eighty rushing yards, and seven touchdowns. he sits now at QB nineteen and we'll see about the rest. Not not looking so bright. But the rushing yards look good. The LOSER x3: Mm-hmm. Boo Boo B Doo: rushing yards look good. And those are important for fantasy. Another one's a season long one. We'll see about that later. I have that DeJant Stribbling would be Jennings replacement, and that he would be the 49ers receiver to own. that is if you want someone to fill an IR spot. I was wrong on that one. Daniel: Yeah. Boo Boo B Doo: let's see. Parker Washington, I have him as the top eight fantasy wide receiver all season. He's at 14 right now. We'll see if he does better, but not looking great. bold prediction was that Drake May would not do better than QB twenty-four this season. That one's looking pretty good as he currently sits at QB 34. And next we have Johns. Throw us some of your bold predictions out there you had. Let's see what's happening. LOSER x3: All right. So I started with Chicago will have its first 4,000-yard quarterback. And even though Mario writes, not likely, it depends on how he does when he comes back, I'll say. But you know, you never know. It can still happen. Boo Boo B Doo: True. All right. LOSER x3: let's see. Someone on the ra someone Boo Boo B Doo: Mm-hmm. LOSER x3: not on the rams will lead the sack record. And currently it is Greg Rizot with six. Miles Garrett record was twenty-three from this last season. Broncos will win the AFC Boo Boo B Doo: So LOSER x3: West, and currently the Raiders and the Chiefs are making that case. Broncos are not making that case. You were saying so? Boo Boo B Doo: I was saying with six sacks in three games, he could break Myles Garrett's record. Cause that's on pace two, that's a ridiculous pace. LOSER x3: Yeah. If he keeps on pace. Boo Boo B Doo: If if it if it even eases back to two-thirds of that, he'll break Myles Garrett's sack record. And so that would not only be true, but dang. LOSER x3: Yeah, that'd be nice. the Bills will make it to the AFC Championship to lose, I said. still likely. Seattle does not repeat the NFC Gauntlet. Too soon to tell. Chiefs do not make the playoffs. passing game will be awful, but found their run game, apparently, with Kenneth Walker. Jets take the number one pick. Currently they are at eleven. Current estimates show Houston, Tampa, Tennessee, Chargers, and then Miami. so hey, bring on Tampa, the top pick. We want Smith, right? We'll take him. Boo Boo B Doo: We'll take it. LOSER x3: Fernando Mendoza will finish top twelve quarterback. He's not even gonna touch the field this year, so that was a big no no no. Kirk's gonna play all year, Stellar, Stellar. He'll have some some gold teeth by the end of the year. Daniel: Yeah. LOSER x3: RJ Harvey will take over the starting job and that is currently not likely to happen. So yeah, I I think a lot of mine are season ending stuff, but the ones that, you know, you can look at now, they're definite no's for sure. So Daniel: Yeah. LOSER x3: I d I didn't do so well with some of my bold takes. I was trying to pin Boo Boo B Doo: Hey, they're bold. Daniel: Yeah. All right. LOSER x3: through because I was Daniel: We're bold. LOSER x3: Trying to find our water bet. I just couldn't remember what episode it was written down 'cause I remember we made a water bet based on somebody as we were talking through player rankings. I just can't find it. Boo Boo B Doo: Might be eighty seven or eighty five, I'll have to look back. LOSER x3: Yeah, yeah, yeah. I was yeah, I'll look in eighty five. I was just in eighty seven and eighty six, so Daniel: Alright, we'll go through mine now. Boo Boo B Doo: Alright. Daniel's now. Daniel: Mine are first one was Caleb Williams will have two bears first this year. First QB to throw for over 5,000 yards, and first to win MVP. nope, not there yet. And he's hurt. He's out for a couple of weeks. Doubtful he'll see 5,000. So that one's not looking good so far. There will be two. thousand thousand RBs this year. Mmm. Both Jameer Gibbs and Bijan Robinson are not on pace for that at this point in time. So that's not looking good either. Caleb Downs wins defensive player of the year, not just rookie. Mmm not looking good. He's looking okay. he's looking really good for rookie. But Will Anderson, Aiden Hutchison, TJ Watt, Gregor Rousseau, which is a huge dark horse. I have the highest odds. Defensive Rookie on the Year, odds for Caleb are fourth highest behind. Arville Reese, Sonny Styles, and David Bailey is favorite. I think Jacob Rodriguez takes this award. Yep, I think so too. We're this is Mario's notes here. but these defensive rookies are awesome. Uh-huh. And we'll go into that a little bit later too. Joe Burrow w plays every game Boo Boo B Doo: Mm-hmm. Daniel: this year. So far so good. Baltimore Ravens are a top five offense. Not yet, but they're getting there. The leading tackler in the NFL will be a rookie. So far, so good. Tennessee rookie. Linebacker Anthony Hill is currently leading the NFL at 35 or 34 tackles. Miami and Arizona will not be the worst teams in the NFL this year. Yeah, so far it's actually Tampa. So. Those are not the worst teams. Boo Boo B Doo: Yeah. Daniel: Fernando Mendoza does something no number one pick has ever done. He will sit all year. Looking like it. And my other one was that Tua Tungovailoa will not start for the Falcons this year. Not a game. And so far, so good on that too. LOSER x3: Bad. And I did find the water bet. Geno Smith will be a top 20 quarterback this year in fantasy scoring. Currently sits at 16. Mario's a yay. I'm a nay. So that's okay. I have a few names on that are below him that should rise up above him and push him down into that 20 plus. So I do not fear the water bet coming. I'm good. I'm good. I'm good. So there's still time. Yeah. Boo Boo B Doo: No fear here, it's hot in Thailand. LOSER x3: Yeah. Daniel: Yeah. LOSER x3: I love it. I love it. All right. Well, thank you for joining us and sticking around to the 52 minute marker. tune in next week for the week four battles, the week three, the week four pick'ems, week five pick'ems. right into the show if you have any help, ffwc two three at gmail.com. we are here for all your bold takes and help that you may need. and as always. Daniel: Stay vigilant, mortals. Boo Boo B Doo: Mm-hmm. LOSER x3: Precious.