Wednesday, October 3, 2012

A-Town Power Rakings Week 5

Hello everybody and welcome to another addition of the A-Town Fantasy Football Power Rankings.  Week 4 was a huge week for offense, as everyone in the league made it over 100 points for the first time all season.  The best game of the week was actually between two winless teams in Chris and Dan.  It came down basically to one play as Dan held on to win by 3 points leaving Chris as the only team without a W.  Congrats to Mike for showing up in a big way and taking the high week with 185 points.  This week started out with a bang as the Schmidt brothers agreed to a blockbuster deal swapping top flight players which is a great segue into this week’s column that includes not only power rankings, but suggested trades for each team that you may want to consider.  If any of these trades do happen, I expect a negotiation fee!

 

1.  Pop (Last Week 1) 4-0

Pop made a terrible decision to sit Eli Manning in favor of Carson Palmer, costing him 20 points.  However, it didn’t come back to hurt him as Logan’s team never really seemed to make it off the plane.  As long as Pop doesn’t try anything tricky and lets his best players play, he will be a top notch team.

Suggested Trade: Ray Rice to Alex for Doug Martin/Julio Jones

I know it’s hard to part with the 3rd overall pick, but this trade makes too much sense for Pop.  Martin is a quality #2 RB and Julio Jones will give Pop the production out of his flex he hasn’t seen so far this year.

2. Alex (3) 2-2

Alex is a .500 team and scored only 100 points last week, but the trade he just made makes him the most talented team in the league.  Without any bye weeks Alex has the best roster and should start rolling teams in week 5!

Suggested Trades: See Pop

Alex is a sucker for a big name player and it doesn’t get much bigger than Ray Rice.  Alex has depth at WR and paring Rice with Jones-Drew is a deadly combination that no other team can match.

3. Joe (4) 2-2

Joe must have printed out last week’s power rankings and posted it on everyone locker because his team came out swinging like they had something to prove! However, the 155 points they put up just wasn’t enough to top the best week of Clay’s life.  What Joe showed is that his team is in fact elite and shouldn’t be questioned.

Suggested Trade: Dalton to Gill for Kenny Britt

With Greg Jennings health uncertain, Joe could use another high ceiling player and in losing Dalton Joe only gives up a bench player he would use one time during the year.

4.  Zach (2) 3-1

Zach’s weakness at WR showed itself in week 4.  The three of them put up a combined 27 points.  It doesn’t matter how good you are at QB and RB if your WR in a ppr league can’t get the job done.  Is it time to start worrying about this team?

Suggested Trade: RG3 to Anton for Fitzpatrick/Stevie Johnson

As I just mentioned, Zach is weak at WR and acquiring a proven guy in Johnson he can play matchups with Floyd and Washington.  RG3 is tough to let go of, but he is just taking up a bench spot right now.

5.  Garret (5) 1-3

Despite only being 12 points back of the leader, Garret is a 1-3.  He finally got a break and played Jeff’s new look joke of a team.  I want to say this win will build momentum for Garret, but Jeff handed him a win last week putting up two zero’s.

Suggested Trade: Chris Johnson/LaFell to Mike for Wes Welker/ J. Rodgers

Although Chris Johnson went over 100 yards for the first time this year, he has been a big disappointment.  Welker has struggled as well, but a change of scenery for both players could be a good thing.

6. Patrick (8) 4-0

First off dropping Hartline for Simpson last week has to be the bonehead move of the season.  On a more positive note, Patrick escaped with another narrow victory in week 4.  It seems like this team is sweating it out week in and week out.  Although they are 4-0, the universe will start to rotate as it should and Patrick will lose some close ones instead of having everything go his way.

Suggested Trade: See Joe

Patrick has made it very obvious he is the one and only team in the Quarterback for a market, wanting to play matchups with Big Ben.  Dalton has played great and proved he can be trusted as a starting fantasy QB.

7. Dan (9) 1-3

If you don’t produce for this strict owner, consider yourself on the trade block!  Without hesitation Dan shipped off his stud WR’s Jones and Bowe and out of frustration threw in Shonn Green.  At first look it seems Dan overreacted and got a bad deal, but Lynch is a top 5 back some weeks and I’m a big believer in Antonio Brown.  Look for this trade to light a spark in Dan’s team

Suggested Trade: Antonio Brown to Logan for Ryan Williams/Garcon

I know I just praised Brown, but Dan should take this chance to give himself a quality RB upgrade in Williams.  Garcon has been fighting an injury this year, but when healthy can be very productive and make the loss of Brown feel like a distant memory.

8. Logan (7) 2-2

As I mentioned earlier, Logan’s team never made it off the plane in week 5.  A bad week here and there is going to happen, it just can’t become acceptable.  I expect Logan to hold a press conference later this week to tell the world that he still believes in Michael Vick as his QB and has no plans of acquiring another one.

Suggested Trade: See Dan

Choosing who to play at WR on a week to week basis for Logan has to be like pulling teeth.  It will hurt to lose the depth at RB, but at least Logan can sleep easily Saturday nights knowing Brown is in his lineup.

9.  Anton (6) 2-2

Anton’s team just couldn’t get it done this week, only scoring one skill player TD and not reaching any running or catching yard bonuses.  It’s been an up and down season for the Myrtle Beach 4’s, but Anton is still 2-2 and Forte is on the mend!

Suggested Trade: See Zach

Anton loves flashy and that’s exactly what RG3 is.  I know that Fitz is more than serviceable right now, but RG3 is an elite player and Anton can slide Stewart into his flex with Forte back.

10. Clay (10) 3-1

The luck of the 10 spot continues as Clay put up a very impressive 166 points in week 4.  This is probably too low for Clay, but I’m sure Clay wants to ride out the 10 spot luck one more week.  This team showed that when there on their game they can beat anybody in the league.  This team scares me, especially if Torrey Smith plays like he has the last two weeks.

Suggested Trade: Gronk to Kristen for McCoy

Celek has somehow become Vick’s favorite target making him a viable TE leaving an opening for Clay to move Gronk if he gets the right deal.  McCoy is a top 5 guy and can take this team to the next level.

11. Mike (12) 1-3

Just to keep the league updated, in week 1 Loan came over to my house and his team had an amazing comeback and put up a huge week, and this week Mike made a guest appearance at the Gill residence and his team went absolutely nuts!  I’m not saying I’m a believer in this team yet, but that was a very impressive performance by the Rawdogs.

Suggested Trade: See Garret

This is your classic trade of two struggling super stars.  Welker’s role is still up in the air and you never know what CJ is going to show up.  At 1-3 what does Mike have to lose with this gamble?

12. Kristen (13) 2-2

Kristen got top notch performances from just about everyone on her team last week so I moved her up a spot.  I still feel like it’s going to take a perfect storm for this team to make the playoffs.  Between Schaub and Cutler, Kristen is going to drive herself nuts choosing a starting QB.

Suggested Trade: See Clay

Kristen’s Achilles heel right now is TE and by acquiring Gronk she could go from having the worst TE in the league to the best!  Spiller can fill in as the RB 1 and Roberts will be a nice flex after scoring twice last week.

13. Jeff (11) 1-3

You’ve got to give Jeff credit for trying to make his team better.  The reality of the situation is he now has the worse roster in the league and started two players last week that put up 0’s.  This is starting to look like a lost season for Jeff.

Suggested Trade: Fred Jackson to Chris for Hartline

Jeff and Chris talk everyday about trades so I’m sure they have gone over this one at some point.  In Hartline, Jeff gets a hot player who may be able to help him steal a W from someone.

14. Chris (14) 0-4

As our only winless team Chris is forced to stay in the 14 spot.  He lost a heartbreaker to Dan by 3 measly points.  It was a tough luck loss, but a loss none the less.  Chris desperately needs to get in the win column this week or his season will be officially over.

Suggested Trade: See Jeff

I know Hartline is a sexy player right now, but look at it this way: If Jackson and Hartline were both on the waiver wire which one would you pick?  Chris desperately needs RB’s so it’s a no brainer.

 

3 comments:

  1. Sorry about the format I know there is a lot of empty space I will work on that next week.

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  2. I tried your suggestion. I was rejected. :(

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    1. I'm suprised becasue McCoy hasn't done much this year but I think it's good you tried. Maybe after this week Kristen will wake up a bit haha

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