News:

As Grid aptly said, “… and then there were four”.

Let’s just say this was not a week that showcased NFL defenses at their finest. We had no less than 12 players exceed the 30 point mark in fantasy this week, led by the… well, by Trevor Lawrence with… (/checks notes), five passing touchdowns and one rushing touchdown.

I didn’t watch that but I did watch the Patriots snatch defeat from the jaws of victory and also a bit of the Rams simply outscoring the Lions in a game where neither DEF could really make much of a stand. We’ve also gotten to the point where teams like the Jets and Vegas aren’t merely cheat codes for their opponents’ defenses, they’re also cheat codes for their opponents’ offenses too. A crazy week all around.

Shark move of the week:

Look no further than the guy who dropped a score that was good for fourth all time on our records list. Often there’s no answer for a game like Lawrence had but when you parlay that with 40 from McBride, 30 from Puka and Williams and then a combined 37 from special teams, there’s absolutely nothing the Brown Dawgs could have done. It’s like bringing a tank to a nuke fight.

Guppy move of the week:

Emotions are numbed I’m sure when you find yourself in the consolation draw and it can definitely dull your senses and lead to some lukewarm sit – start decisions but I couldn’t help but wonder how many times BK would keep going back to JJ and Ken Walker? I’m sure he and I will have a beer at Christmas and break down why these guys were mostly unstartable but honestly, I think I would have rather gone down with someone like Vidal and Godwin than keep watching reruns.

Smack talk award of the week:

Great work in what is usually a really quiet week. In no particular order, I’m pretty sure “Lamarsehole” is going in my fantasy urban dictionary for future reference. I also enjoyed the continuing saga of BigPlay and Piper who are clearly not convincing each other that their respective versions of the final standings is the version that matters. Ultimately though I need to give the award to Piper for reminding me I need to dust my trophy case. It’s going to take a bit more time than most since I have four helmets I need to clean. Maybe I can dust when I’m making room for the new one?

Welcome to fantasy hell award of the week:

I think we’ve alluded to this already but what more can you say to the Brown Dawgs apart from “tough sledding”? I’m sure we’re all different but as far as I’m concerned, I don’t mind losing when my team shows up, posts a solid number and it just simply isn’t quite enough. The worse off seasons are the ones where you bow out of the race with an 89 point week or something and your opponent wins with 96. Then you bounce back a week too late with 140 and you have to live with that until next August.

That’s definitely not what happened to the Brawlers this week. The bottom line is, there’s only three scores in the entire 18 year history of our league that would have survived the Titans. No shame in not equalling that feat…

Anyway, that’s a wrap on Week 15. Good luck this week!