Season 10 - Week 3

Week 3 is in the books and unfortunately we don’t have time for a full-fledged power rankings.  But since we skipped last week and there were a few big trades, we felt the need to at least check in.  If anyone else is willing or anxious to grind the tape and put some together the rankings in next few weeks, it might be a while until we get another batch.  We at the Power Rankings apologize for this inconvenience but you get what you pay for.

It was a very strange week.  Lots of low scoring and disappointing results but at least most match-ups were close and competitive.  We almost got to witness South and Chris lose to bottom feeders (offense intended) but sadly, were deprived of both.  First by the idiotic Broncos coaching staff continuing their boneheaded game management by trotting Melvin Gordon out there when Javonte is obviously the better option.  Second, Chris losing because CD Lame(b)’s butter fingers dropped that sure TD bomb in the first half would’ve been hysterical. It would’ve meant Chris lost to Riley and then Kyle in back-to-back weeks.  Not a great look for the 8-time** defending champ. 

**all figures approximate

South stands as the last remaining unbeaten team.  After blowing out Finken last week, he got past Riley by a nose, which is never easy to do in that case.  And that must have lit a fire because did he stand pat and hope for the best?  No, he looked half of his team in the eye and told them they were expendable.  He then sent 7 of them packing in trades which we’ll get into later.  Maybe he made these moves because he feels inadequate as the only CNK manager to get chopped in the Guillotine league.  That would be pretty embarrassing.  Garrett’s problem is, now he has several holes on his roster.  When he went looking for replacements on the waiver wire, he found that looked thinner than (ready for the speed roast?)…

-          Seth’s prospects of a glorious neck beard

-          Finken’s chances at following a successful college football team

-          Mitch’s mental health surviving if Chris backs his way into another title this year

-          Chris’s odds of anyone accepting the first trade offer from him

-          Riley’s surviving another season of Deadliest Catch without being kidnapped by Somali pirates

-          Kyle’s prospects of avoiding the draft dinner tab for a 3^rd straight year

-          Abel’s chances to figure out the Guillotine league waiver system based on his CNK FAAB history

-          South’s likelihood of being an eventual diabetic

 

Knocking on wood as we type this but the injury bug has not bitten much so far this year but if there has been a victim, it’s been Seth.  And despite this, he’s remained in good shape getting to 2-1 by handling Mitch in a pillow fight of the lowest scorers of the week.  Apparently Mitch found out the hard way that there’s no Perrys in the CNK.  Seth treated him like Iowa State treated Iowa when they played at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City 19 days ago.  You all remember that?

Abel got on the board with a win over Finken and put up high points on the week.  We’re not sure of his headspace going forward without McCaffrey but he’s not ready to blow it up yet.  He’s got enough pieces to be competitive and see where the next few weeks go.  Plus adding Wilson to his squad means that they can go cougar hunting together in West Glen on Saturday evenings. 

But enough about all that, let’s get to what the people came for…

Hot Take Trade Analysis

South gets Mark Andrews and Christian McCaffrey

Abel gets Travis Kelce, Zach Wilson, Elijah Moore along with a 23 2^nd and 24 1^st and 3^rd

Abel’s surprising RB depth with Pierce and Jamal Williams stepping up plus the Rhamondre/Harris combo in NE made CMC somewhat expendable.  And while trading in 5-6 more years of Andrews for 1-2 of Kelce isn’t ideal, it doesn’t affect him the next year or so. Abel got some young players and good (not great) draft capital for McCaffrey as the hamstring issues start to pop up again.  And if the season turns south (pun intended), Kelce, Henry and a few others would be delicious trade targets for other contenders. 

 

South gets out from Kelce before he drops off, Elijah Moore before anyone realizes Garrett Wilson is the true #1 there and Zach Wilson before he returns this weekend and shows he’s hot garbage.  My guess is a few of us may have given more or equal value for CMC but South jumped first.  Good on him.  It shows a good lesson to us all…Always Be Trading

 

Kyle gets James Robinson, TJ Hockenson, Davis Mills, Nico Collins and Riley’s 23 4^th

South gets a 23 3^rd and 24 2^nd

 

Kyle gets much needed startable players, which he was short on, and South gets some marginal draft capital (for guys who will never start for him), which he’s been short on for a while.  JRob amazingly healed up from his injury last year and has looked good now than the Urban stench is gone.  Hock became expendable for South and hasn’t lived up to the hype but he’s a Hawkeye so Kyle brought him home.  The Texans boys are maybe solid role players but probably not long-term game changers.  But maybe these are the turning point pieces for Kyle and once he completes his build, that 2024 2^nd will definitely be either pick 15 or 16….