Week 1 Power Rankings

1. #SAYHERNAME

The worst rated fantasy name in the league this year is number 1 in the power rankings right off the bat. Nobody expected any high powered offenses right out of the gate in the first week. It normally takes time to get players synced up and the kinks worked out. However, this team here showed no signs of weakness as they kept tallying up the points. With one of the most impressive performances seen in recent years of the league, #SHN has a great chance of holding on to this record of highest points scored for weeks to come. With double digit points coming from every starting slot besides the kicker (who had 9 total), it is easy to feel intimidated when you’re facing this team. Even 3 out of the 5 bench players rolled out double digit points. We will keep an eye on this team to see if the offense slows down from this pace or not, but it’s easy to tell that #SHN is the early odds on favorite to make a run in this league.

2. Unvaxed Swine

Unvaxed Swine had their fair share of 1st place votes after the opening weekend. Their offensive performance was also nothing to overlook. Having one of only 2 WRs in the league eclipse the 30 point mark, two starters and one bench player surpass the 20 point mark, and one starter and one bench player hit the 15 point mark makes their offensive weapons a very dangerous threat to any opposing team who lines up against them that week. What makes this team even more impressive is that they showed all of these offensive weapons without any production from either of their QBs. Not many times in this league will you see someone win with their starting QB earning all of 1 point, much less dominate like we saw Unvaxed Swine do.

3. Basdenators

The Basdenators found theirselves victorious after the 1st week going into the matchup as underdogs. One thing that they showed the entire league is that they shouldn’t ever be counted out, underdogs or not. This team came out with a win despite leaving the most points (about 20) on the bench out of the entire league. Not only that, it seems that this GM has wasted no time showing players the door if their production isn’t up to standards as there has been a handful of free agency adds and roster drops from the Basdenators. As is expected, roster positions change throughout the season due to a number of reasons, but after week 1 I think this team has solidified all starter spots except for 3 positions.

4. Mayfield a Team, May Not

Mayfield a Team, May Not escaped a heart wrenching defeat that was a nail-biter all the way until the end of Monday nights game. This team was led by the only other WR to knock through the 30 point milestone and a young QB who surpassed all expectations to bring home the win. The rest of the team was well rounded putting up numbers around what was expected of them excluding the rookie RB. The bench on the other hand didn’t show a lot of depth with only one WR and one RB putting up decent numbers; however, the WR Jeudy was placed on IR with a sidelining injury for a few weeks. Some free agency moves need to be made to get the depth back for this team and keep them in the top half of the rankings.

5. Team joshholtcamp

Team joshholtcamp finds themselves in the hole 0 and 1 after the 1st weekend of competition due largely to the fact of poor leadership and recognition from the GM. After Edwards tore his ACL during practice on Wednesday, contact could not be made with the GM to find a suitable replacement or a replacement of any kind to take Edwards’ starting spot in the lineup. Despite that fact, this team showed an explosive offense being 4 points shy of having 5 starters reel in 20 point performances. In addition, this team almost overcame the adversity and won the showdown with one less player then the opposing team. It came down to a Monday night performance that was a stellar one by Montgomery. In the end, they ended up just shy of the opposing team. If this GM can fix his mistakes from this week, this team can be a dangerous one to play.

6. Blow Your Waddle

Blow Your Waddle was one or two big plays from coming out of week one, 1 and 0. Unfortunately some atrocious defensive play is what landed them in the losers column. BYW’s star running back shined as expected and we saw some elite TE production for this team. In addition, there was some good WR production led by Kupp. There wasn’t a whole lot of points left on the bench that could argue the starting decisions made by the GM. This team had a solid performance and as long as they clean up the defensive play they will be in the mix every week. Reports have been made that the Jaguars Def is still on the roster and expected to start for BYW, but we will keep a close eye on the free agency market to see if any moves are made.

7. Bishop Sycamore

Bishop Sycamore came out week 1 and showed that the WR depth is really, really good for this team. This team could have easily saved themselves from the heart racing finish of a close victory had some pieces been moved around in their lineup. A lot of points were left sitting on the bench while starters didn’t perform to expectation. But that is the name of the game and hindsight is 2020. The important thing is BS starts their season off 1-0 and are in control of their own destiny. One thing to note, there has been some roster changes made at the QB position and some guys earning starting spots this week. If the GM can end up finding the right pieces each week, this team is likely to climb the rankings fast.

8. Mitch, You Guessed It

Mitch, You Guessed It is a really interesting team to keep an eye out for as we start the season. In the first week of play, almost all of his starters underperformed their projections, but still put up really solid numbers. The one position that hurt him was a WR who played but was never targeted once. However, when the opposing team puts up the numbers they did, you can afford for a player to not give you any production. Had those 16 points on the bench been substituted for the goose egg, this team and the offense would have been a lot prettier in the eyes of the public. If these players end up performing to the expectations of the GM, this team will see a rise in points per game and w’s in the win column.

9. The Fantasy Football Team

Arguably the best name in this years league, The Fantasy Football Team just had no shot against the powerhouse of the offense that they were facing right from the start. The production just wasn’t there for them to make it a close game. What may be the most concerning issue was that the star running back and 1st rounder Barkley, who is going to be a big part of this offenses’ production, is limited in practice and listed as questionable for the near future. This GM has his hands full deciding if Barkley will be 100% and ready to go at game time on Thursday. You definitely don’t want to push him back in there too early and have something minor become something major. If that were to happen, some bargaining would have to be done to save this offense.

10. Team SheltonTill

Team SheltonTill is facing some early injury bugs which is hindering the depth that they have. It was evident in their flex positions that they just were lacking the production needed to get them their first win in the history of the league. What we do know about this team is that their starting 5 (QB, 2RB, 2WR) showed some big production to keep this game winnable. This team should be ok for the next week but the GM may want to think about taking advantage of his IR spot and digging into the FA to see if there are any hidden gems to find to complete the depth this team desperately needs.

11. McRib is back!

McRib is back! faced a heartbreaking game time decision that ultimately kept his starting WR out of action and couldn’t adjust in time to replace him. In addition to that, his starting RB injured his knee before he could really get started and is expected to miss 8 weeks. These two setbacks are going to keep this GM searching for production where he can find it until someone solidifies themself as an every game starter. Besides the lack of production everywhere else, the flex spots for Mib! had big games and we could see them transition into the starting spots. That at least gives the GM two spots with a lot more options to play around with skill wise.

12. Hung Dawg

It is just a lifelong fact that whenever you become the new kid on the block, people love to pick on and tease you whenever you’re around. At least until they get to know you. And that is exactly what happened to this GM in week 1 when they got beat like a rented mule. The only production that they got was out of the QB who was 3 points shy of hitting a 30 point performance. That performance was wasted however with every other position struggling to get 5 points of offense. What is even more concerning is that the bench was abominable with no real options to swap out for starting roles. This GM has a long list of FA to cypher through and decide if they can help his team out or not. Hopefully for him, this was just an “off week” for his players but only time will tell.