The Rad Dynasty: 2023 Season, Week Six Recap

Before we get to our week 6 recap, let's highlight the player of the week: Raheem Mostert for TDs or Bust. Mostert rushed for 115 yards and scored 3 total touchdowns en route to a 32.70 point fantasy performance for his team. Good job!

You won't hear any whining or complaining from yours truly this week, as my team finally broke through for their second win of the season. Woo hoo. I must be one of those people that hates losing more than he likes winning, though, because my win didn't generate nearly as much emotion as my losses normally do. I wanted to be more excited writing this up, but I am struggling to find that energy. I'm struggling so much I'm even going to mix things up and focus on my matchup last! It's not like a battle of cellar dwellers is very important anyway, considering the previous top 3 teams in the league all lost this week. It was a week of parity, beginning with the #1 team going down...

Turd Ferguson (3-3) 152.28 vs The Killing Fields (4-2) 139.99

This was the biggest win of the season for my brother as he was able to upend the #1 team in the standings and even his record at 3-3. After a slow start he is very much in the hunt this season, pulling within one game of a first place tie. The top five teams this season are all tied at 4-2.

Dak Prescott, AJ Brown, and Cooper Kupp did the heavy lifting for Turd Ferguson. It was a quiet game for The Killing Fields. His IDP once again had big games, but the offense was silent. Patrick Mahomes, D'Andre Swift, and Curtis Samuel were the only offensive players that showed up. Both kickers had big games against one another.

Things don't get any easier for The Killing Fields as they play fellow first place team Ned's Rollers next week. Turd Ferguson faces off against another first place tied team, Show me the TDs, who struggled this week.

TBone's Terrific Team (3-3) 154.44 vs Show me the TDs (4-2) 103.98

It was a brutal week for Show me the TDs, as they put together the second lowest scoring game of the week. Tua, DJ Moore, and Michael Pittman had nice games, but the rest of the team laid an egg. His IDP and kicker in total scored 21 points. Ouch. Hard to win with that production from the bottom of the lineup.

TBone's team continues to impress and prove they are a team that you absolutely cannot count out. Despite a goose egg from Marquez Valdez-Scantling, the team put together the second highest scoring performance of the week. Tyreek Hill and Amon-Ra St Brown put together massive 25 point games. His kicker Justin Tucker had more points than anyone on the other team aside from Tua. Overall a great all-around performance from Timmy's team. They now stand just a game out of first place.

TDs or Bust (4-2) 141.44 vs Alice in Horns (4-2) 136.20

Our third 4-1 team in a row loses, as Alice was edged out by Perry's team by a mere 5 points.

TDs or Bust had a solid overall performance by his team, but was led by player of the week Raheem Mostert and his 33 points. The future looks bright for TDs or Bust, as three of his younger players (Bijan, Zay Flowers, and Garrett Wilson) all had good games. In total, seven players scored in double figures in the victory.

For Alice's team, Puka Nakua finally had a stinker with 4.6 points. David Montgomery left his matchup against the Buccaneers with a measly 3.8 points, otherwise this could have been a completely different outcome. Six players in total scored in double figures for team Alice, led by Kyren Williams and his 22 points. He left the game with an injury, though, which must be concerning for team Alice. Two running backs going down in one week is never a good thing. With all the injuries and a bye week coming up, Alice will have her hands full with Tbone's team next week.

Bluth Company (3-3) 177.96 vs BDBs Jet Setters (2-4) 98.82

This was the blowout of the week as Bluth Company won by 79 points. It was a cursed day for BDB, with Justin Fields going down with an injury with a measly 4.92 fantasy points. Stefon Diggs and Travis Etienne had big games for BDB, but it just wasn't enough. Someone wake up BDB, because he left Keenan Allen and Saquon Barkley on the bench, and they both had nice games. Not that it would have been enough when your opponent scores 177 points.

Bluth's team had yet another massive outburst, with the highest scoring game in the league this week. He has had the single highest scoring performance in the league three times already this year, with only 6 games in the books. It is no wonder he is the league's top scoring team, averaging 162.16 points a week. It's a surprise he is only 3-3. Good things are on the horizon, however, as he plays 0-6 Thunder Thighs next week. In this matchup, 9 of his 13 starters scored in double figures for the win. Just a really balanced effort all around. If I had to predict an eventual winner of this league right now, it would be Bluth Company.

Ned's Rollers (4-2) 128.20 vs My Team (3-3) 116.92

This battle of 3-2 teams had a chance to be an epic one. Unfortunately it turned into a low scoring snoozer.

Someone alert Uncle Peter that he needs to fix his roster, as he left 2 inured players in his starting lineup, but still managed to only lose by 12. If he'd plugged those spots, he'd probably be 4-2 and part of that massive 5 way tie for first place. Didn't happen though.

Ned's team didn't fare much better. Jalen Hurts, Ceedee Lamb, and Kenneth Walker had big games, but Daniel Bellinger had a goose egg, and his IDP and kicker didn't do much. Still, it was enough to move Ned into a tie for first place at 4-2.

Dynastic Dan (2-4) 150.78 vs Thunder Thighs 120.98 (0-6) 

In a battle between two teams that came into the game a combined 1-9, Dynastic Dan pulled away for a 30 point win. Finally, someone didn't have an enormous scoring game against my team!

Due to bye weeks and injuries, Dynastic Dan was forced to start a pair of backups, Kendre Miller and Cam Akers, at running back. They scored even worse than projected, combining for 3.7 points. Luckily the rest of the team picked up the slack. Justin Herbert, Jaylen Waddle, and Jamarr Chase had big games. The two tight end tandem of Kyle Pitts and Jonnu Smith paid off as well, as they each had touchdowns. IDP Jordan Hicks came through with a big 25 point game, scoring a TD in the process against da Bears.

It was another quiet week for Thunder Thighs, as they have been one of the worst luck teams so far. They are the lowest scoring team in the league by a wide margin, and this week's performance did nothing to boost those numbers. Jonathan Taylor, Austin Ekeler, and Devonta Smith continued their year long vanishing act. Nico Collins and Lamar Jackson were the two offensive bright spots for the team.

Updated standings! I'm loving the parity in this league so far and I hope it keeps up all season long. 5 teams are tied for first place, and 4 teams are tied for second, leaving three stragglers at the bottom of the standings. And two of those stragglers are only 2 games out of first. The only team really out of it at this point is Thunder Thighs, but who knows - a winning streak might be right around the corner.

The Rad Dynasty: 2023 Season, Week Five Recap

I hate fantasy football. I'm getting this out of the way before I move onto anything else. Before I get to the player of the week. Before I get to the results of this week's games. Before I get to the updated standings. Before everything. I hate fantasy football. You hear me? I hate it.

Okay, maybe I am just being a bit too overdramatic. Suffice it to say, my luck has been quite terrible so far this season. Not only in the Rad Dynasty, but it has bled over into my other leagues as well. Everything that can go wrong always seems to go wrong. Week after week after week... SIGH. I'm sure we've all been there. More on my unfortunate luck in this league to come.

Now that I've got that off my chest, time to move onto the player of the week. In case you couldn't tell from the photo up above, it is DJ Moore for Show Me the TDs. Moore had 8 receptions for 230 yards and 3 touchdowns, resulting in an even 45 fantasy points for Sean's team. Good job!

Okay, back to me bitching again.

Bluth Company (2-3) 195.14 vs Dynastic Dan (1-4) 184.32

Well, it finally happened. My team finally overperformed and put together one heck of a performance. Jamarr Chase was the second highest scoring player in fantasy this week, scoring 44.7 fantasy points. Devon Achane continued his strong play with an even 21 fantasy points. Jaylen Waddle and Kyle Pitts (!!!) scored in double figures. Even the IDP had a big showing as well. 184 points, that surely would be enough to win the matchup this week, right? Right? WRONG.

Here comes Bluth Company at 1-3 after being projected by Yahoo to go undefeated this season. They've been an up and down team, narrowly losing by 5 points last week. They came into this game as 11 point favorites against Dynastic Dan, and they showed us why. Everyone in their starting lineup scored in double figures with the exception of 3 players. Breece Hall, Josh Allen, and Gabe Davis all had big games in the win. Gabe Davis continues to haunt me. I had him on like all my fantasy teams last year and he was a big dud. This year I have him rostered nowhere and it seems like every week I go up against someone with him in their lineup and he has a big game.

Even though Bluth Company scored 195 points, the crazy thing about this game is that Dynastic Dan still had a very real chance to win - and maybe would have won if a whopping FOUR players didn't leave in the middle of the game with an injury. Anthony Richardson left in the second quarter with 4 fantasy points and did not return. If he stays in the game and scores his usual 18 to 20 something points: I win. SIGH. Khalil Herbert left with an injury in Chicago's big win against Washington. Chicago was up big and was going to be running the ball a lot. Herbert would have racked up the touches in that second half. SIGH. Although Devon Achane had a big game, it could have been bigger. He left in the second half of his game with an injury, and now I hear he is heading to the IR. SIGH. Even Darnell Savage, one of my IDPs, left his game early with an injury. It all added up to a 10 point loss for me.

Even when things go right for my team, they somehow manage to go wrong. I have an offensive explosion, but it still isn't enough because I got matched up against the freaking highest scoring team of the entire week. Not only the highest scoring team of the week, the second highest scoring game in the entire history of this league! And I still could have won that game if I didn't lose 4 freaking key players to injury. GOD. I hate fantasy football. Hate it. Hate hate hate hate hate hate it.

So who do I play next week?

My Team (3-2) 149.94 vs Turd Ferguson (2-3) 147.68

This was a super tight game, coming down to a measly 2 fantasy points. But in the second straight battle of brother vs uncle, uncle came out on top once again. Uncle Peter holds the tiebreaker, if needed, against Chris this season. Could be big down the road!

Jared Goff, Geroge Kittle, and Calvin Ridley were the high scorers for My Team. Turd Ferguson was led by Brock Purdy, AJ Brown, and Dallas Goedert. Cooper Kupp's return from the IR was successful as he scored 16 points for Turd Ferguson as well. It wasn't enough, however, as they ended up losing by 2.

Things don't get any easier for Turd Ferguson next week as the take on first place The Killing Fields. My Team will square off against ned's rollers, who lost today. Let's talk about that one now, shall we?

BDB's Jet Setters (2-3) 158.43 vs ned's rollers (3-2) 147.92

Ned's rollers dropped out of their first place tie with a loss to BDB's Jet Setters. In a bizarre scheduling quirk, these teams played each other after facing off in week 1. Ned's team won that matchup, so the season series between these two teams is tied, and will come down to points if or when the need for a tiebreaker arises in the future.

BDB's team was led by Justin Fields (41 points), Stefon Diggs (22), and Travis Etienne (34). The rest of the team didn't do much, however, opening the door for ned's rollers to make this a competitive game. Jalen Hurts and Fred Warner topped the 20 point mark for ned's team. Isaiah Pacheco, Jordan Addison, and Jake Elliott scored in double figures, but it just wasn't enough for team ned.

Next week ned squares off against my Uncle Pete in a battle of two 3-2 teams, while BDB will have their hands full with the red hot Bluth Company.

Alice in Horns (190.18) 4-1 vs Thunder Thighs (0-5) 99.69

Now that we've talked about some games that were close, now it is time to talk about a game that was not close. In fact, this may be the biggest blowout in league history.

It just hasn't been going well for poor Thunder Thighs. I thought I had it rough. Injuries to Austin Ekeler and Jonathan Taylor have crippled this team. The supporting cast hasn't done it much favors with some uninspiring performances. If things continue along this path, Thunder Thighs could be the winner for the #1 pick in the draft sweepstakes. The three big players I keep hearing about for next year are Caleb Williams, the USC quarterback, Marvin Harrison Jr, the Ohio State receiver, and Brock Bowers, the Georgia tight end. Could Mike be in line to have the pick of the litter in next year's draft? His team plays my team next week in a battle of cellar dwellers, so the outcome of that game will go a long way in the race to the #1 pick.

Anyway, back to this game. Thunder Thighs had the lowest scoring game in the history of the league so far, not even managing to hit 100 points. Lamar Jackson and Justice Hill were the only offensive players to crack double figures. The kicker and the defense made some noise, otherwise this really would have been a low scoring game. Romeo Doubs and Devonte Smith did Thunder Thighs no favors, as they combined for a whole 2 points even.

Alice in Horns had another dominant showing, as usual. This is definitely a team to be reckoned with this season. Who would have thought David Montgomery would be such a key contributor for the Lions this year? Joe Burrow finally returned to form with a 30 point game. The whole lineup up and down did great, scoring between 10 and 20 points from each player. Kyren Williams was the only position player in single digits scoring. The IDP put up numbers, too. That's how you get to 190 points: solid contributions from pretty much every spot on the roster.

The Killing Fields (4-1) 142.94 vs Tbone's Terrific Team (2-3) 117.11

The Killing Fields maintained their hold on the #1 seed, despite a subpar performance from many of their starters. Davante Adams, Brandon Aiyuk, Irv Smith, and James Conner combined for 19 fantasy points. Ouch. Stop me if I'm starting to sound like a broken record, but The Killing Fields IDP once again had a giant game in the win. It seems like every time the offense isn't clicking, the defense picks it up for this team. Some bad news: James Conner is heading to the IR with an injury. With bye weeks coming up the depth of this team will be put to a major test.

Tbone got some good production from Kirk Cousins and Tyreek Hill at the top of his lineup, but the rest of his team was eerily silent in the loss. Bad break for this team, as Amon-Ra St Brown was ruled out and left in the lineup with 0 points. Hard to win when one of your biggest stars lays a goose egg in your lineup!

Show Me the TDs (4-1) 147.77 vs TDs or Bust (3-2) 141.50

Last matchup of the week was a close one, as Show Me the TDs eeked out a 6 point win. Show me the TDs now sits at third place in the league, despite scoring 20 fewer overall fantasy points than my team, who sits in 11th place at 1-4. In our only head to head matchup in week 3, he scored a season high in points during his win against me. Did I mention yet how I hate fantasy football?

DJ Moore and his 45 points did a giant chunk of the damage for Show me the TDs. Tua, Josh Jacobs, and Logan Thomas also scored in double figure in the win.

TDs or Bust dropped to 3-2 after a 3-0 start. It was a tough luck loss for Perry's team, as Hunter Henry put up a goose egg and no one on the team reached the 20 point scoring plateau. Their matchup with Alice's team next week should be a good one. Hopefully Trevor Lawrence wakes up and realizes football season has started at some point in the next few weeks.

Here is an updated look at the standings after week 5:

I hate seeing my team so low at the bottom after putting together what I thought would be a competitive team. It's like this in another dynasty league I am part of, and it is driving me bonkers. Everyone overperforms against me, always. And then the next week they score 100 points. Enough with the complaining - I'm sure you've read enough of it already!

If the playoffs would start today, the matchups would be

1) The Killing Fields vs 4) ned's rollers

2) Alice in Horns vs 3) Show me the TDs

While all the bottom feeders battle it out for draft position. Just a reminder: NO TANKING! It's ok to lose if your team sucks, but if you purposely leave roster spots blank in order to lose, there will be consequences. Hasn't happened yet. Hopefully it doesn't come to that anytime soon.

The Rad Dynasty: 2023 Season, Week Four Recap

Week Four of the Rad Dynasty is in our rear view mirror, and it is time to look back and talk about our winners and losers this week. Last week I said that this week would be pivotal in separating the pretenders and contenders, and I think I was right. More on that to come.

But first, player of the week goes to Christian McCaffrey on team Bluth Company. CMC rushed for 106 yards and scored 4 overall touchdowns for 45.2 fantasy points. Good job.

I usually start by talking about my own team first, but this week was such a downer that I'm going to save that for last. I suppose since we're talking about Christian McCaffrey we'll start with...

Ned's Rollers 193.66 (3-1) vs Bluth Company (1-3) 187.9

This was one of those frustrating games for Team Bluth as they were the second highest scoring team in the league this week, but still lost because they happened to be facing the highest scoring team of the week. Don't you just hate when that happens? I'm in a separate league where I'm 2-2, but this has happened to me twice. It's so infuriating. Bluth had the top two scorers in fantasy football this week with the aforementioned CMC and quarterback Josh Allen and his 44.5 points. The rest of the team did well, and would normally have done enough to win, but not when the opposing team goes bananas like Ned's Rollers did. Don't worry Bluth. You play me next week and I've yet to have an "explosion" week yet this season, so even just a mediocre performance will likely get you a win against me.

On Ned's roster, a whopping 4 players scored in single digits. He had multiple 20 point players this week, led by Jalen Hurts, Isaiah Pacheco, Mark Andrews, and Bobby Wagner. Almost everyone else on his roster scored 10 points. Tough to lose when you put together a performance like that!

Tbone's Terrific Team (2-2) 107.64 vs My Team (2-2) 102.35

My Team hasn't been the same since they lost Nick Chubb. After a 2-0 start, they're back down to .500 at 2-2. It was one of those weeks where absolutely nothing went right for this team. Terry McLaurin had 18.6 points, but the rest of the team didn't bother to show up, including Juwan Johnson who left the game with an injury and a goose egg on the scoreboard. Just a bad week overall for Uncle Pete, who will face off against Turd Ferguson next week due to an odd scheduling quirk. Our first rematch of the season.

Tbone currently has the second lowest scoring team in the league, but still manages to keep winning due to allowing the fewest points in the league. Derrick Henry and Amon-Ra St. Brown carried the load in this game, while the rest of the team put together a quiet performance. Tbone is in for a stiff test next week going against the high scoring Killing Fields. Speaking of...

The Killing Fields 162.12 (3-1) vs TDs or Bust (3-1) 115.98

This matchup between two 3-0 teams wasn't as exciting as you would have hoped, with TDs or Bust putting together a dud performance. The Killing Fields easily walked away with this one.

The Killing Fields yet again had a great day from their defensive players, despite Derwin James missing the game and putting up a goose egg. When I started this league, IDP was a bit of an afterthought for me, but Killing Fields has managed to make them a giant, valuable part of his team. Each week they put up big points. Brandon Aiyuk, D'Andre Swift, and a shocking performance by Cole Kmet who had 24.10 points carried the offense.

Not much to get excited about for TDs or Bust. Trevor Lawrence has been a bit of a bust this season with no big fantasy games yet. Same with Tee Higgins. What on Earth is going on with that Cincinnati offense? Raheem Mostert had a slow game too with only 4 points. He had been the RB #1 in fantasy coming into this game. I'm guessing not anymore. TDs or Bust will look to bounce back in a battle of the TDs next week as they play Show me the TDs in a battle of 3-1 teams.

Show me the TDs (3-1) 124.88 vs Thunder Thighs (0-4) 112.64

Thunder Thighs still hasn't gotten a win this season and they sit at the bottom of the rankings. Not only are they 0-4, they have the lowest scoring team in the entire league. Lamar Jackson had 30 plus points for Thunder Thighs, but aside from a handful of players the rest of the team did not show up.

Show me the TDs was lucky to draw Thunder Thighs in this matchup, as they could have only beaten a couple of other opponents. Deebo Samuel only had .6 points but Justin Jefferson and Josh Jacobs did just enough with their 20 some points each to help lead the team to a win.

Turd Ferguson (2-2) 142.74 vs BDBs Jet Setters (1-3) 138.80

This was a super close matchup between two 1-2 teams going separate directions. AJ Brown and Quay Walker had mammoth games for team Crix. Justin Fields and Stefon Diggs had giant 30-point games for BDB but the rest of the team was relatively quiet in the loss.

Can you tell I'm running out of energy for these recaps? Good thing we're almost done. We'll end with the matchup I don't want to talk about: Dynastic Dan losing yet again in an uninspiring performance.

Alice In Horns (3-1) 153.0 vs Dynastic Dan (1-3) 137.28

Alice In Horns wins their third straight game with this solid performance. Her Rams players Kyren Williams and Puka Nacua continue to have giant games for this team as they combined for 53 points. I listen to dynasty podcasts and always get dynasty Yahoo and Reddit notifications - and I can tell you that literally no one thought these players would do anything this year, yet here they are. Two of the biggest names in fantasy right now. Alice needed this performance from them as Joe Burrow continued to disappoint. Just 4.7 fantasy points this week. Ouch! He's been bad all season and yet somehow Alice still sits at 3-1.

Dynastic Dan could not capitalize on this performance, even though Justin Herbert had a big game with 25 fantasy points. He has been the MVP of this team so far, easily. But now he he is hurt. Go figure. De'Von Achane was the other bright spot in the loss, racking up 25.5 fantasy points and hopefully showing that he'll be a force in the NFL for years to come. I need this man desperately because the rest of my team is doing squat. I had such high hopes for my receiving core this year with Jamarr Chase and Jaylen Waddle - two top ten receivers from last year. But they've been awful this year. And why the hell did the Falcons draft Kyle Pitts if they aren't going to use him? And the Lions with Jahmyr Gibbs, too. What the heck, yo? Go figure, I move Khalil Herbert to the bench and he finally breaks out with a 20 point game. SIGH. It's just been one of those years for me. I have to remember this is dynasty. All these players could take off next year and I could have a loaded team for years and years to come. But it is looking like this year ain't it.

Here are some updated standings below, Still no two-way ties, so tiebreakers aren't a thing... yet!

The Rad Dynasty: 2023 Season, Week Three Recap

Week three of The Rad Dynasty is now complete. As has become normal in this crazy NFL season, we had some very, very wild and unpredictable outcomes in the league this week. But first, a shout out to player of the week for week three: Raheem Mostert for TDs or Bust! Mostert scored 41.97 fantasy points for Perry's team, rushing for 82 yards and scoring 4 touchdowns. Way to go! There was only one player that outscored Mostert this week, and that was teammate De'Von Achane, with his 49.3 fantasy points scored. Guess who has him on their roster and didn't start him? I'll give you three guesses.

1 Me

2 This guy, right here

3 Dynastic Dan

And guess who also lost this week? *sigh*

Let's dive into the recaps, starting as always with a recap of your beloved commissioner's matchup.

How about some music to read these recaps to?

Show me the TDs (2-1) 166.26 vs Dynastic Dan (1-2) 148.9

Let's flash back to last week, when Show me the TDs had a low scoring loss in week 2.

"Sean's team underperformed, but Deebo Samuel and Justin Jefferson had big games. He has a nice core of players, too. The running backs all had down weeks, though. And so did Tua, who had such a huge week one. This is a team that I think can bounce back nicely. Which they probably will because they play my sad, pathetic team in week three!"

Bounce back they did, over-performing their expected total by over 22 points. Tua had a mammoth game against the terrible Denver defense. Deebo and Jefferson continued to carry the team with big games. Michael Pittman, the kicker, and some IDP players all scored in double figures for Sean's team. Honestly, this outburst isn't too shocking. This is a really good team, and two of its best players (Najee Harris and Josh Jacobs) haven't done anything yet. Once they get it going (if they do), this can be a playoff contending team.

I wish I could say the same about my team. I over-performed for the first time this season, but it was not enough to get the dub. Justin Herbert continues to have a nice season, and Jamarr Chase finally had a big game. But man oh man, did I get nothing from the rest of the team, aside from Courtland Sutton (who I just picked up off waivers) with 15 points. Until someone on my team aside from Herbert or Chase starts scoring points, this is going to be a long season for me. At least bad seasons aren't a total loss in dynasty, as I could have a shot at drafting Marvin Harrison Jr or one of the big prospects in next year's draft if I continue on this path. One of the lone bright spots for my team was actually from a player I didn't even start - the aforementioned De'Von Achane. I'll definitely be starting him from here on out. Hopefully he doesn't go back to scoring 2 or 3 points a game. That's one of the fun things about dynasty, seeing a rookie or young player you picked up late in the draft start to blossom and spread their wings. Hopefully this is just the beginning for him!

TDs or Bust (3-0) 195.96 vs My Team (2-1) 130.32

In a battle of coworker vs uncle, coworker was able to claim the victory. TDs or Bust now stands as the only undefeated team through 3 weeks, which is impressive. Not only is he the second highest scoring team in the league, Perry also set the league record for points scored in a game, so kudos to him for that.

Perry's team was carried by player of the week Raheem Mostert and his giant game. Surprisingly his offense didn't do a whole lot. But it was the IDPs who paved the way for the record setting game. They all scored in double figures, with two of them topping 20 points. Sam LaPorta is looking like a giant steal for this team, as he has started out hot as one of the best tight ends in football. Important because he's a rookie and this is a dynasty league. Also important because of the two tight end spots. Being able to plug in someone like him is going to be giant for this team as the years go on.

My Team suffered their first defeat of the season in the post Nick Chubb era. I'm a little surprised he was cut, given the keeper nature of this league. My brother Chris (who got his first win today) outbid me for him. Drat! Anyway, My Team had a down week. He came into this game as a 1 point favorite and lost by 65 points. Ouch! His kicker had 24 points but the rest of the team was quiet. They look to get back in the win column next week, facing off against T-Bone's Terrific Team, one of the lower scoring teams in the league so far this year. Speaking of T-Bone's team...

BDB's Jet Setters (1-2) 130.02 vs T-Bone's Terrific Team (1-2) 119.58

Not a banner offensive performance from either team, but BDB was able get their first win. Kirk Cousins and Tyreek Hill had big performances for T-Bone's team, while Clyde Edwards-Helaire had a surprise touchdown. Unfortunately it was not enough as Keenan Allen's giant game carried BDB to the win. Five other players scored in double figures for BDB's team in the win.

Turd Ferguson (1-2) 149.86 vs ned's rollers (2-1) 140.48

My brother Chris got his first win, and ned got his first loss in a battle of unde-somethings.

AJ Brown finally had a big game for Turd Ferguson, and his running backs finally showed up too. Told you they'd be ok! Solid contributions all down the board ensured Chris his highest scoring game of the season.

Hurts, Pacheco, and Kenneth Walker carried ned's team in the loss. I'm still high on this team, though - despite the loss. I wouldn't be shocked at all to see them in the playoffs. This is just a blip on the radar in what is going to be a long season.

The Killing Fields (2-1) 181.03 vs Thunder Thighs (0-3) 117.58

The Killing Fields continues to impress with another high scoring win. His team defense consistently puts up big points. Patrick Mahomes, Davante Adams, and his running backs all had big games in the win. Right now, The Killing Fields is the highest scoring team in the league, averaging 167.59 points a game. This is the best team I've ever seen CRA put together. Good job!

Thunder Thighs had a low scoring game all around. Lamar Jackson, Amari Cooper, and the kicker were the only players to show up. Everyone else scored in single digits. On paper, this is a good team. Austin Ekeler will hopefully come back soon, as well as Jonathan Taylor. Those players would be a massive boost to this team.

Last matchup:

Alice in Horns (2-1) 155.51 vs Bluth Company (1-2) 122.12

Just as we're ready to anoint the Bluth Company as the best team ever, they come crashing back down in week 3. It's been a pretty up and down team so far. Josh Allen and Christian McCaffrey led the way in the loss. Mike Williams had a big game, but then was lost to a season ending injury. Ouch!

Jordan Love had a big game for Alice. Travis Kelce and DK Metcalf had big games, while the IDP and kicker put on a show as well. Gotta love it when your defense and special teams come through like that. It was much needed because Josh Reynolds had a goose egg at WR. Alice's team plays me, Dynastic Dan, next week. I always look forward to our head to head matches when we play each other. Alvin Kamara comes back from suspension, and Alice's Rams players are locked and ready to go.

As always, here are the standings below. TDs or Bust sits at the top with a 3-0 record. Everything very evenly balanced so far. Next week will be a pivotal one to separate the contenders from the pretenders.

The Rad Dynasty: 2023 Season, Week Two Recap

So here we are, two weeks into The Rad Dynasty and boy oh boy has this already been an interesting season. Between an onslaught of injuries, uncharacteristically bad performances by star players, and shocking fantasy risers that no one saw coming, I'd like to think that the fantasy football season in general has been a weird one so far.

First off, player of the week once again goes to someone from T-Bone's Terrific Team. Kirk Cousins threw for 364 yards and 4 touchdowns, racking up a whopping 36.56 fantasy points. Good job, T-Bone's Team.

Before we continue let me just say that I don't have time to put as much work into this week's recap. Sorry, not sorry. Busy with work and dealing with an absolutely insane 3 year old, who I hope to have in this league some day. I hope you enjoy it anyway.

Dynastic Dan (1-1) 123.95 vs Turd Ferguson (0-2) 119

The first ever Battle of Brothers resulted in a dud game from both teams, who massively underperformed their predictions. I ended up squeaking out a win, but it does not exactly inspire confidence in my team going forward. I am currently the lowest scoring team in the entire league. My running backs suck. What the hell, Cam Akers? My tight ends are doing nothing. My receivers, who I was soooo high on, have not done a whole lot. Jamarr Chase, where are you? The only thing keeping me afloat is my quarterback, Justin Herbert. And individual defensive players, which is a bit of a surprise. All across the board, they are making a bigger impact than I had anticipated. I may have relied a bit too much on the youth movement and the dynasty aspect when drafting this team. In the long run I'll be fine, but this year is going to be a struggle.

My brother Chris can't be too pleased with his performance, either. Massive underperformances across the board. He had 4 players predicted to score more than 10 points who only scored like 4 or 5. He's got to be wondering where AJ Brown has disappeared to this season. And Miles Sanders. And Dameon Pierce. He'll turn it around, though. Looking at his team, I don't think these players will stay quiet for long.

TDs or Bust (2-0) 171.44 vs T-Bone's Terrific Team (1-1) 139.66

This was an easy win for TDs or Bust, who have raced out of the gates to a 2-0 start. Tee Higgins and Bijan Robinson had big games in the win. If Bijan can stay healthy, he is going to be a dynasty beast. I know a lot of people might be kicking themselves for passing on him in the draft. Overall I think this is one of the better teams in the league, and I wouldn't be surprised to see them nab one of the elusive four playoff spots.

T-Bone had huge performances from Tyler Lockett and Kirk Cousins (the highest scoring player this week), but couldn't put it together in all phases of the game. The auto drafted defensive players are killing him. Two of them put up goose eggs in this game. Overall he still put up a high amount of points, and would have beaten 6 other teams this week.

My Team (2-0) 137.62 vs Thunder Thighs (0-2) 136.78 

This was easily the closest game in the young history of this league, and it might be for a while. 0.86 points is the margin of victory. My Team was paced by Jared Goff and Tony Pollard. The big story though is losing Nick Chubb for the season with an injury. Ouch! And maybe for his career too. That sucks, especially in dynasty.

Lamar Jackson and Devonta Smith led the way for Thunder Thighs with big performances. Unfortunately the rest of the team didn't pull their weight, particularly the running backs, who had a brutal performance. Tough luck loss for Mike, as he had several players on his bench who had big games and could have led his team to a win. Got to love that and hate it about fantasy football at the same time.

Alice in Horns (1-1) 168.08 vs BDBs Jet Setters (0-2) 127.94 

Alice in Horns had the second highest scoring output of the week. Alice has done a tremendous job picking up Kyren Williams from waivers and drafting Puka Nacua. As someone who wasted a 7th round draft pick on Cam Akers, I am seething with jealousy, haha. I can't think of a single person that would have predicted enormous breakout seasons from them. And here they are lifting Alice to a blowout win. Alice has dealt with a lot of injuries on her team, and I am impressed by how she's managed to excel despite them.

BDB had big performances from Saquon Barkley and Keenan Allen, but they were not enough. Poor performances across the rest of the team sealed his doom. And now Saquon is injured. Oh no! But he gets the chance to bounce back next week against T-Bone's Team, which has been dealing with injuries of its own. BDB hopes to get better performances from Justin Fields the rest of the way. As far as fantasy goes, he was a top QB last season. This season has been brutal for him though.

Ned's Rollers (2-0) 162.82 vs Show me the TDs (1-1) 135.16

This was a blowout as Ned's team continues to impress. Jalen Hurts, Kenneth Walker, and Ceedee Lamb all showed up to play. And collectively his IDP did really good, too. From a dynasty perspective, the bench is loaded with quality players like JSN, Jordan Addison, Zach Charbonnet, Jonathan Mingo, and Jameson Williams. This could be a team to watch for a long, long time. I questioned whether or not they'd be competitive right away, but they are blowing away all those doubts. 

Sean's team underperformed, but Deebo Samuel and Justin Jefferson had big games. He has a nice core of players, too. The running backs all had down weeks, though. And so did Tua, who had such a huge week one. This is a team that I think can bounce back nicely. Which they probably will because they play my sad, pathetic team in week three!

Bluth Company 180.32 (1-1) vs The Killing Fields (1-1) 159.40

This Survivor Sucks duel between Franklin Bluth and Colby Rules All resulted in a high scoring affair. 

Bluth Company showed why they were projected to go undefeated by Yahoo after the draft. 180.32 points is the current record for most points scored in a game in this league. He had three 20 point scorers: Josh Allen, Christian McCaffrey, and T.J. Hockenson. He got solid contributions across the board as well. Almost everyone on his team scored 10 points. This is going to be a team to reckon with this year. And he's got Jerome Ford after the Chubb injury. Watch out everyone!

The Killing Fields has to be coming away from this with a moral victory. Overall they are the highest scoring team in the entire league so far. His IDPs are proving week one was not a fluke. He's got Patrick Mahomes, Davante Adams, and Brandon Aiyuk. His running backs are solid, especially if D'Andre Swift turns into a star with Philly. If anything will be this team's downfall, it will be its thin bench.

Week two: in the books! Here are the updated standings. 

Keep in mind that I posted in the rules that tiebreakers will be determined by head to head matchups, when there is a tie between two teams. I am going to address this now so there is no confusion about it later on down the road. If there is a tie between three or more teams, the tiebreaker is points. Between two teams: head to head. Keep that in mind going forward. The posted Yahoo standings may not actually reflect the real standings. Right now it does not change anything, because there are 3 three-way ties (2-0, 1-1, and 0-2) but this will change later in the season as team records become more unique. Let's say Alice and Killing Fields are tied at 6-2 later in the season. Alice has scored more points. The Killing Fields went 1-0 in their head to head matchup. The Killing Fields would actually be above Alice in the standings, despite Yahoo saying she'd be above him because of points. I hope that makes sense. 

There is a scenario where this may affect who is in the playoffs if there is a tie later on down the road. Yahoo may say one team is in the playoffs, when reality they are not. Let's say 3 teams are 12-3. They claim the 3 top seeds. Tiebreaker for seeding is points because there is a 3 way tie. For the 4th spot, 2 teams are 10-5. The tiebreaker for the final spot would go to the team that won the regular season head to head matchup. If it is a 1-1 tie, then it goes to points.

If you have any questions about this, ask them now or forever hold your peace!

The Rad Dynasty: 2023 Season, Week One Recap

The long wait is over. Week one of year one of the Rad Dynasty is in the books. Who emerged as our winners and losers? Let's find out. But first: the player of the week goes to Tyreek Hill of the Dolphins, who scored 39 fantasy points this week. 11 catches, 215 yards, and 2 touchdowns. And of course he was rostered by the team I went up against! Speaking of that...

Tbone's Terrific Team (1-0): 128.66

Dynastic Dan (0-1): 117.52

Differential: 11.14

I, Dynastic Dan, came into this game favored to win 148 to 113. But due to a massive letdown from pretty much my entire team, I ended up getting nowhere close to the predicted point total. And my opponent, Timmy, outperformed projections. Not a good combo.

I came into this matchup confident about the outlook of my team. I even talked last week about how my team was so young and had so much potential. But maybe I need to pump the brakes on things. I am not in love with my running backs. Gibbs is a top dynasty prospect, but can he be a giant fantasy contributor in year one? Maybe not. Cam Akers and Khalil Herbert have potential bust seasons written all over them. My tight ends were terrible, although to be fair a lot of people's tight ends sucked in week one. Even though he's young, I worry Kyle Pitts is going to continue to disappoint, year after year. What's with highly touted rookie Michael Mayer getting a freaking goose egg? I'm still optimistic about the rest of my team, but my confidence level is quite shaken by this performance. I don't see my team making the playoffs.

Tbone's team, on the other hand, showed a lot of potential. I thought this might be an easy win, with 3 players in the lineup projected to score 0 points. But Tyreek Hill's massive performance led the way. He, along with Kirk Cousins, Amon-Ra St. Brown, and Derrick Henry, are the cornerstones of the team. The loss of J.K. Dobbins is going to hurt, though.

My Team (1-0): 145.42

Turd Ferguson (0-1): 101.12

Differential: 44.4

This uncle vs brother showdown was the biggest blowout of the week, with My Team knocking out Turd Ferguson by 44 points. Turd Ferguson came into this game favored by .53 points, but ended up taking the brutal loss.

It was just one of those bad luck weeks from Turd Ferguson. Dak Prescott won in a blowout and didn't need to throw most of the game and only scored 6.32 points. Dallas Goedert put up a head scratching goose egg. All of Chris's running backs underperformed, while the receivers did a good job. This is easily a team that could bounce back next week. Hey, they are matched up with my team, Dynastic Dan, and we are both winless. Someone is going to win their first game! The matchup of brother vs brother should be one for the ages.

My Team put forth a solid win, with the running back tandem of Nick Chubb and Tony Pollard leading the way with great games. Calvin Ridley had a great game as well, and Uncle Peter got a huge lift from his defensive players who all had pretty good games. It is hard to see this team slowing down, although they did lose their backup QB Aaron Rodgers to injury this week. Are Jared Goff and Derek Carr good enough to carry this team?

TDs or Bust (1-0): 133.84

Thunder Thighs (0-1) 112.06

Differential: 21.78

The battle of ex-coworkers is the 3rd matchup of the day. This was projected to be a 1-point game, but it ended up turning into a big win for the Ole Dutch.

TDs or Bust won despite a random goose egg from Tee Higgins, which no one saw coming. Perry's running backs carried the load for his team, while Hunter Henry was one of the rare tight ends who actually produced this week. Things look good for this team, although Garrett Wilson's stock is definitely down with Zach Wilson as the Jets QB.

Thunder Thighs could have won this game if their quarterback Lamar Jackson had showed up. He only scored 6.56 fantasy points this week, marking another disappointing start from a fantasy quarterback that really torpedoed their team's chances. Austin Ekeler was the high scorer for the team in the loss. This is a solid team on paper, though, and I can see them bouncing back in week two, where they face off against My Team.

The Killing Fields (1-0): 161.84

Alice in Horns (0-1): 124.58

Differential: 37.26

This was the second biggest blowout of the week, as The Killing Fields took out Alice's Team in what was projected to be the highest scoring matchup of the week (and it was!). This high scoring Survivor Sucks battle earns its way into the history books, for now at least.

Colby Rules All had a mammoth defensive performance, as his players scored like 60 something points for his team. That's crazy. He's lucky for that, as besides Brandon Aiyuk  and his 28.9 points, no one really showed up on offense. Patrick Mahomes had an okay game, but scored below his projections. If this team's defense continues to smack opposing teams around, it is only a matter of time before the offense puts it together. This could be a team to watch this year, although as far as dynasty goes, I worry about how old this team is.

Alice's team was riddled by injuries before the week even started. Losing Travis Kelce and Christian Watson was a pretty big blow. And then Joe Burrow goes and has one of the worst games of his career, scoring 3.18 fantasy points, and continuing the trend of surprisingly awful quarterback play in week one. Going up against the projected highest scoring team in the league, Alice's Team had an uphill battle. They played well, though. The running backs looked good. The bold move to start Puka Nacua panned out, as he had a huge game. Alice's Team is stacked with Rams, including Kyren Williams, who had 2 touchdowns, so it'll be interesting to see how this plays out. 

Show me the TDs (1-0): 118.71

Bluth Company (0-1): 109.54

Differential: 9.17

Well, the undefeated season is over before it even began. Yahoo's darling Bluth Company (who Yahoo predicted to go undefeated) lost to Show me the TDs in a battle of two of my favorite Vertigo players. It was a really low scoring affair too, as both teams underperformed.

It was just a bad performance all around for Bluth Company. No position player on the team scored more than 10 points aside from Christian McCaffrey. Josh Allen had an awful game at QB with 11 points. Just an all around week to forget about, punctuated by the Drake London goose egg. His team still looks good though, and he's got Breece Hall sitting there on the bench too.

Show me the TDs was lucky to have such a favorable matchup, as he would have lost to most other teams this week. Justin Jefferson and Deshaun Watson led the way, but the rest of the team underperformed. This was a weird week for fantasy, with so many players having such terrible, terrible games. Show me the TDs is looking deep at QB though, as they have Tua Tagovailoa on the bench and he was the highest scoring QB in fantasy this week with 33.14 points.

ned's Rollers (0-1): 142.35

BDB's Jet Setters (0-1): 139.74

Differential: 2.61

The game of the week goes to this matchup that came down to the wire between two old farts from Survivor Sucks. BDB nearly pulled off the upset despite being nearly a 25 point underdog. This game featured two more goose eggs (I've never seen so many in one week!) and more subpar QB play, as the QB's from each team (Jalen Hurts and Justin Fields) had like 15 points each.

BDB was carried by big performances by Aaron Jones, Stefon Diggs, and Travis Etienne. Those goose eggs from Chig Okonkwo and that random defensive player really hurt, in what turned out to be such a close game. Regarding the latter, this is an important reminder why it is always important to fix those crummily drafted Yahoo defensive players before the week starts.

ned's Rollers, like The Killing Fields, who we talked about earlier, were carried by their defensive players and the kicker. That's like 75 points right there. They better hope the offense gets it together, as it is hard to rely on the defense to put up big numbers like that consistently. I think they can. And looking at this team's bench, its future looks bright from a dynasty perspective.  

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Week one is in the books! I had a lot of fun, even though my team lost. It was a weird week for fantasy with so many bad, underwhelming performances across the board - notably at QB and TE. Lots of goose eggs, lots of shockingly inept performances. Hard to really take anything away from each team's performance with how weird of a week it was, fantasy wise. Hopefully week one is an outlier and we can have some more high scoring games ahead of us.

But the league is off to a good start, and now things are in full swing, I am just as clueless as ever about who is going to be good this year, who is going to suck, and who is going to win it all. My updated playoff predictions are, in no particular order:

1 TDs or Bust

2 My Team

3 The Killing Fields

4 Show me the TDs

Here is a pic of the standings after week one, for record keeping purposes.

2023 Rad Dynasty draft recap and predictions for the upcoming season.

So, the initial draft is in the books for the Rad Dynasty, and the season itself is set to begin in 2 days with Kansas City vs Detroit on Thursday. I just wanted to talk about the draft and make some predictions for the season ahead. I was going to do a video, but I am too lazy to bother right now.

The draft went pretty well. There were a few teams that could not make it, so they had to autodraft. My brother missed some of the draft after login problems but was able to get in about halfway through. For the most part, everyone's teams are looking really strong and evenly matched. Two people still need to fix up their defenses, since yahoo can't draft individual defensive players (IDP) to save their lives. But once that is done pretty much every team will be in the 140 to 150 point projection range, which is awesome. Very evenly matched.

While we are on the topic of IDP, there are a few people in this league who have never played with IDP before. For those who missed the draft, again, I am sorry. Yahoo sucks at drafting IDP and left you with a bunch of scrubs that won't even see the field this year. You can drop them and add some veterans. IDP is not a position I value too much. I just think it adds a nice wrinkle to the game, so that is why I use them here. I've been in a few IDP leagues and I am constantly adjusting my personnel all year long. I usually just use the player search function to see who is projected to score the most points, and then add them for that week and drop whoever else I have. I'm constantly rotating through IDP players. No one is safe on my roster, outside of a few exceptions. Maybe since we are hanging onto players for life in this league, I'll adjust my approach.

Linebackers tend to be the most consistent IDP position. If you get a stud linebacker, hang onto him! Especially if he is young. Safeties produce decent numbers as well. Corners and defensive linemen? Ehhhh not so much. they are as expendable as expendable gets. 

As far as roster adjustments for next year, I already mentioned I'm cutting bench spots by 2. There has been some concern about the 2 TE spots and if one of them should be eliminated. I am mulling it over. If anything I will turn one into a second flex spot. I personally like 2 TEs. It makes everyone have to scramble for those spots, since TEs are so hard to find. I'm leaning towards keeping it next year, but if consensus is that 2 TEs suck, let me know at the end of the year and I'll consider doing away with that spot. I want everyone to be happy here.

Back to the draft.

I'm not going to break down every single roster, or who took who in the draft. That's too time consuming. I did post some round by round screenshots on the post before this one, so that historians can look back on this and see how it all started. I am also going to post some vague predictions at the end of this post.

But first, I would like to talk about my own roster. My goal was to draft a young, exciting team. One that will not only be good for years to come, but can compete now. And you know what? I think I succeeded. I didn't even realize that I did this as I was drafting, but every single offensive player on my team is age 25 or younger. Even the bench. I went through them and Googled their ages one by one while doing research for this post, and it is true. I didn't even come in with a 25 and under age limit, it just kind of happened.

Kyle Pitts is 22, and he already has a 1000 yard receiving season for a TE in the books. His numbers overall haven't been as good as he has been hyped, but still: he is 22 and he has had to endure some bad QB play. Hot take, but I'd rather have him than 34 yr old Kelce on my team. I also have Michael Mayer, a highly touted rookie TE. JaMarr chase is 23. Jaylen Waddle is 24. Jhamyr Gibbs is 22. Everyone on my team is just really, really young. The oldest men on my team are the Herberts: Justin and Khalil. And they are just 25.

I have to feel good about my team going forward. The goal was to create a dynasty that will be good for years and years to come, and I think I succeeded there.

Predictions? I'll make some bold ones. The 4 teams that will make the playoffs this season are: me, TDs or Bust, My Team, and BDBs Jet Setters. I'll say TDs or Bust wins it all this year. I want to say it'll be me, but I'm horribly unlucky with fantasy. I'll probably be the second highest scoring team in the league but miss the playoffs because I lost three 1 point games. Just watch.

Who is set up best for dynasty? I'd like to say me - with my young team, Ned's Rollers, Tds or Bust, and Turd Ferguson with those wide receivers of his. Ned's team in particular stands out as an interesting dynasty team. Maybe he won't win this year. I don't even have him making the playoffs this year. But he is set up for some serious long term success. He's got Dalton Kincaid - who I wanted, JSN - who I also wanted, Jordan Addison, Zach Charbonnet, Jameson Williams, Jonathan Mingo, Javonte Williams, Kendre Miller. Just a ton, and I mean a ton of young talent. If these guys put it together in the next few years he is going to have the team to beat. He also has Kenneth Walker and CeeDee Lamb on his team, and they are already there playing at a star level. This is going to be a good good team down the road.

I guess that is all I have for now. As I said, the season starts in 2 days and I am very, very excited for it. Most of you are familiar with fantasy football, but new to dynasty. Hopefully this league opens up a whole new world for you.