Week 3

Week 2 is behind us and it left the league a little shaken up.  All of the games were pretty interesting and many matchups were up in the air going into MNF.  For the most part, no one caught up enough to affect the outcome but it made for a lot of sweaty palms Monday evening.  It also helped that every team scored more points than expected during the week.  Well, everyone except for Finken who now has the lowest point total in the league but sits at 2-1. 

For something a little different, we'll dive into the matchups from the past week and look forward to Week 4.  We'll also dive into the trades made during the week.  This is when everything starts to get real interesting as bye weeks start with the Pats and Titans.  Making some people dig into their benches will probably yield some very interesting results.

Smells Low defeats Rollin Four Deep - 157.48-136.58

Finken underwhelmed again (says Mrs. Finken) and it finally caught up with him.  Riley's team did just enough to break up Finken's unbeaten record and remain perfect himself.  Manning and Brady were solid and Greg Olsen really put him over the top.  It could've been much better as he only got 7 points out of his starting RBs while he left Ryan Mathews and Dion Lewis on the bench (37.5 points).  Finken's QBs totally failed him as only one scored over 20 points and it was the one on the bench.  He got great games out of his RBs but no one else really stood out.  Could've really helped to have Randle and Tannehill in the lineup but then he remembered, he's not allows to score over 150 per week.  Lowest points scored isn't going to hang on to 4th place for long if he keeps that up.  Luckily Abel's up next for Finken. 

Keep telling yourself that Finken.

Play It Backwards defeats Fuck It Three - 189.08-179.88

South's season, down the fucking drain...

Uh oh Southie, maybe the magic is finally wearing off.  Big Ben goes down and so does FI3. Mitch's flex spots put together just enough to overcome Kaepernick's 37 picks to take down Southie.  AJ Green was a monster and the Seattle D feasted on Jimmy Clausen and the Bears.  For South, word is that Big Ben could be done for a month or two.  This probably means his other Steelers are going to see production go down as well since now they have a dog-murderer trying to get them the ball.  South guessed right on putting Steve Smith in his lineup over some of the other options but now his season might come down to Famous Jameis or Nick Foles...and nobody wants that.  Coming up next, neither of these teams it easy as they both face a 3-0 team.  Mitch gets Lazer and South takes on Riley.  With these two matchups coming up and Riley and Chris playing in Week 5, we'll really be able to sort out the true pecking order in the CNK.

Mitch's team overcame this...

and this.

If We're Using Logic defeats Off Suit 10s - 196.46 - 169.06

Kyle had a chance here if Rodgers has a huge game without throwing it too much to Cobb.  Unfortunately for Kyle, it seemed like Rodgers only has Cobb out there running routes as he threw him 3 TDs which helps Chris pull away.  Each of these owners had a Flex player go over 40 and their WR go for 35.  The difference was while Kyle's only other main production came from Rodgers, Chris had a pretty well-rounded team performance.  If Kyle would've started James Jones and gotten anything else out of any other player, he could've taken down Lazer.  But alas, Kyle deserved it since the Miami kicker missed a PAT which means an automatic loss, doesn't it?

Kyle's kicker.

I'm Out defeats Ah It's Early - 154.58-150.18

As Chris mentioned, the Kar(d)ma Gods shined on Abel this week for setting a full lineup and showing up to his own house for cards.  Abel's team got solid performances out of his main guys and he didn't leave much on the bench.  He could also be sitting pretty with Karlos Williams for the near future.  Unfortunately this week, he's going to need to do some waiver work with Mariota on bye and Cutler and RG3 as his only other QBs.  Hey, can Ray Rice play QB? 

Seth did all he could to try and keep his head above water but made a few bad choices on his flex plays.  But he had better lace it up as he's involved in the matchup of the week with Kyle next week.  0-3 vs 0-3, someone has to win this right?

Do we have to acknowledge next week's game?

Trade 1 - Finken gets Phillip Rivers, Kyle gets Ronnie Hillman, Devonte Freeman and a 5th round pick
Hard hitting analysis:  With Drew Brees looking at a potential should injury/nursing home check-in, Finken panicked and picked up a mid-tier QB to solidify his depth chart. Kyle picked up 2 RBs who won't be starter once their counterparts heal up and a draft pick that won't matter.

Trade 2 - Kyle gets Rashad Jennings, Riley gets that pick that won't matter
Hard hitting analysis: Good work Riley, you gave up a decent RB for a draft pick that probably won't make your second cut next year.  Congats.