It’s a sad day, it’s a bad day. Lots of the dawg pound travelled to the land to watch our lads have one of the worst meltdowns in the history of the NFL. Luckily the rest of the division lost, and we’re still in this. We’re moving on to Cincinnati week 3. Like the Browns, the vast majority of BAFFL owners are still in it, with only two managers 0-2 after 2 weeks, and 2 managers 2-0.
#1 – EB Angry Birdz (-)
In the battle between the #1 and #2 seeds from last week, the Angry Birdz easily took down the Spa Lords – but don’t tell GMGrove, who tried his best to concede the matchup numerous times on Sunday. He did this despite 15 pts combined between Taylor and Mixon, with big games from Waddle and Murray and another respectable outing from Miles Sanders. For some reason the colts are insistent on running a pass-heavy offense in the first half, but if they decide to start using their all-pro running back then look out.
#2 – AA Magikarps (+2)
For a moment on Sunday it looked like the magikarps were about to start 0-2, and the violins would be flooding the BAFFL chat as GM Dufresne complained about his first two week matchups. The karps players showed some serious mental toughness, coming from behind on Monday night for an impressive 136-127 victory over the wolves. After a tough week one loss, all is right in Aquarium Ave and this team reclaims their spot as one of the top teams in BAFFL.
#3 – McFavres (+2)
The Jamie revenge tour is in full swing with an impressive 2-0 start, all without star TE Greg Kittle. The elite defense of the McFavres shut down the BAFFL darling Essex Offenders, and Jamie overcame 10 points between Jeudy, Brady and his TE for an impressive victory. Meanwhile, Drake London appears to be legit and might be the centerpiece of the Falcons offense, much to the chagrin of GM Shark.
#4 – Minoterie BIG GUYS (+2)
Chomps is at it again, turning this joke of a franchise into a BAFFL powerhouse. The BIG GUYs are going to win many weeks on the back of the Diggs/Allen alone. If Garrett Wilson is the real deal and not just shredding the pathetic browns secondary, chomps may very well have done it again and turned this franchise from worst to first.
#5 – Essex Offenders (-2)
Justin Jefferson had a tough week against the elite McFavres defense, Michael Pittman was hurt, and the Offenders can just put this L behind them and move on to the next week. The Offenders shouldn’t be overly concerned with their low output, though there is some concern with their RB2 slot with poor outings from Penny and Singletary. The Offenders may be in the tough spot of having to choose between mediocre options all season, and cursed with continuously making the wrong choice, but the rest of the roster should make up for the rotating cast of characters at the RB2 slot.
#6 – DB Spa Lords (-4)
Tough week for the Spa Lords, with Dalvin Cook’s mediocre start to the season continuing into week two. Prized free agent acquisitions Kenyan Drake, Taysom Hill, and Burk Rexhead combined for a whopping 4.1 points. Turns out the rest of BAFFL may not have been idiots for not over-reacting to some blip week 1 performances from guys who have been around the league for a long time and never done anything good.
#7 – Aconitum Wolves (+1)
The wolves move up one spot in the rankings despite the tough loss to the Magikarps in week 2. Some could call it Karma for his week 1 victory where he scored 72 points, some might say this is proof that BAFFL isn’t rigged, or maybe the Commissioner just wanted to take the heat off himself after what was an extremely obvious week 1 rigging. For now, the voices calling for the Commissioner to resign are quelled, and the wolves look like one of the better 1-1 teams with impressive performances across the board except their TE. It might be time to press the panic button on Kmet with back to back donuts.
#8 – Voldemorts (+3)
The Voldemorts bounced back from a brutal week one with an impressive performance in a win over the Mystics week 2. The Voldemorts had no insane performances from any of their players, but put together a consistent lineup despite leaving 20 points from Cooper on the bench. The big question will be at QB, if Justin Herbert can play through his rib injury and continue to produce. Otherwise GM Adib may need to hit the waiver wire this week to pick up a plan B.
#9 – Crevasse Cheeks (+4)
Another week, another starting RB goes down to the benefit of the Cheeks. The Cheeks put up a respectable 94 points against the sharks despite 2.6 points between their starting WRs, and 8 pts from their QB. If the Cheeks can shore up these positions through the waiver wire and trades, they may continue their ascent up the power rankings with their newfound depth at running back.
#10 – Moustache Mystics (-1)
The Mystics suffered a tough loss to the Voldemorts and join the 9 other GMs sitting at 1-1 in week 2. The Burrow/Chase stack had a below average week, while the rest of the team put up respectable numbers. This will probably be the story of the Mystics year – on weeks that those guys go off they will put up many wins, but it’s tough to eke out enough points with the rest of his roster to win too many games. Another positive for the Mystics was a huge bounce back game from DeVonta Smith after a week 1 where he was nowhere to be found as AJ Brown hogged all the targets.
#11 – Delamere Dawgpound (-1)
The Dawgpound fall one spot in the rankings despite a 80-76 W over the free-falling Pontooners. Adams fell back to earth after a dominating week 1, and the Dawgpound are simply not going to be able to win many games unless Adams puts up 20+ points most weeks. Elliott is washed, Jacobs is meh, and DK Metcalf just doesn’t have a QB who can get him the ball. This team is going to be on the struggle bus until DeAndre Hopkins comes back from suspension.
#12 – Pepsiland Pontooners (-5)
The Pontooners put up an embarrassing performance despite 28 points from Carson Wentz. Derrick Henry’s disappointing start to the season continues, and Kelce, Brown, and Landry fell back to earth after impressive week ones. On the bright side, Dameon Pierce looks to be the number one option in the Houston backfield, but on the downside he plays in the Houston backfield. I think the Pontooners can stay patient with the talent on their roster, but another loss or two and the panic bells might go off in a big way in Pepsiland.
#13 – Creek Crossing Sharks (-1)
There are some positives for the Sharks to take away from a poor week 2 performance: Amon-Ra St. Brown is the real deal. He became just the third player in NFL history to get 8+ receptions in 8 straight games. Did we mention this is just his second season? The Sun God can’t be stopped, and may be on track to displace other projected keepers for the sharks. Breece Hall is the better running back in New York, and it’s only a matter of time until Michael Carter is a distant second option. The positives, however, are overshadowed by some pretty big negatives. After using a keeper slot on Kyle Pitts, the TE has put up 5.8 points through 2 weeks. James Robinson has defied the odds and seems to be the number one option in Jacksonville. Unless Pitts turns it around in a major way, this team has absolutely no shot at making the playoffs and will be in the mix for Chomps at the end of the season.
#14 – Hibiscus Battle Hogz (-)
Despite a few positives (ARob bounce back, Kirk continues to impress), this team somehow got worse losing Dalton Schultz and James Conner. It looks like Conner avoided a long term injury, but with Connor likely out in week 3 or best case on a reduced snap count, this team is a mortal lock to start 0-3 against the powerhouse McFavres. If the Voldemorts hadn’t gifted the Hogz Tony Pollard the nail would already be in the coffin on the Hogz season, but an impressive performance by the cowboys starting RB might be just enough to keep chomps out of Hibiscus Way.
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