Headhunters 5: The Ferocious Fifteen

==Introduction==
Glorio has spoken. The all-powerful Fantasy God of the Headhunters dimension, whose corporeal form is that of an owl, does not appreciate the sacrilegious nature of Bobecue's team name. It is an affront to birds and bird effigies everywhere. As such, we continue a tradition like no other. Finishing off the summer with one last Bobecue. 
==In Memorium: Bobecue Chicken==
After two talented teams left us early to start the year, another squad loaded with starpower is chopped due to an insurmountable pile of injuries. 
Bobecue was the second team eliminated last season. That gave him the unique choice of any draft slot from 2-18 for Season 5. They opted for 12th, which was close to their Season 4 slot (14th). They used that slot last year to take Dalvin Cook. At that point, seven QBs were off the board. On the way back around, they took Ja'Marr Chase. It wasn't until round three that they took Danny Dimes. 
Flash forward to this season. Six QBs off the board, and they take Cooper Kupp, who had been plagued by injury during the preseason. Nobody has a crystal ball, so I'm not going to say that it was a completely awful choice. But given the nature of the league, choosing someone battling an injury was a risky pick, and when Kupp doubled-down before week one it already put Bob in a huge hole. 
But he wasn't done digging. Instead of taking one of the many talented QBs in the second round, Bob followed a similar draft plan to 2022 and took Saquon Barkley. In theory, that loaded him up with two first round picks and top-10 studs at both RB and WR. That is, until week 2 when Barkley sprained his ankle. 
Ah, but finally! In the third round, Bob landed a bonafide stud at QB. Anthony Richardson! A naturally talented rockstart runner/passer who has a shot at leading the Colts to a surprise division title....
One has no choice but to assume Glorio simply does not like Bob due to his chicken-cooking team name. If I had to guess, the Fantasy Gods are big steak eaters. Ground beef, maybe? Each of his first three draft selections ruled out by week three? At least his fourth round pick, Breece Hall, stayed healthy. Except his QB lasted four plays. There is something cosmic at play. 
Bob really did try his best though. He burned over 50% of his FAAB in the first round of bidding, bringing in James Cook and Mark Andrews while also bidding over $220 to try and add Jahmyr Gibbs. But the injuries were too much to overcome. Bob barely squeaked over 100 this week thanks to the TE bonus and is once again an early exit in Headhunters. We have to only hope that next season he learns from his mistakes and selects a draft slot either earlier or later, but not directly in the middle. 
Bobecue Chicken:
==Weeks Survived (2019 v 2020 v 2021 v 2022 v 2023) ==
Weeks Survived (2019 v 2020 v 2021 v 2022 v 2023)
Team 	2023 Finish	2022 Finish	2021 Finish	2020 Finish	2019 Finish
Hasta Laviska Baby	18th (-17) 	1st (+16) 	17th (-7) 	10th (+2) 	12th
Out of Luck 	17th (-13) 	4th (+-0) 	4th (+1) 	5th (+9) 	14th
Bobecue Chicken 	16th (-1) 	15th (-12) 	3rd (+14) 	17th (-10) 	7th
Bob survived a week longer than last season, but because there were two extra teams he actually finished lower in the final standings. No offense, Bob. 
==Dead Money ==
Keeping track of all the cash that never got spent by teams that are now eliminated.
Dead Money 2023
Dead Money	% of Total Eliminated Cash
$2,408 	80%
Bob is the first team to get eliminated this season having spent a majority of his FAAB. 
==Top New Releases==
Unique situation this week with so many talented players on this squad, but very few healthy players. 
#Cooper Kupp
#Saquon Barkley
#Anthony Richardson
#Mark Andrews
#James Cook
==Week Three Bidding Results==
 Week Three Bidding Results
Player 	Winning Team 	Winning Bid	Next Highest Bid
Tyreek Hill 	Jethro's Glorious Team	$650 	$503 (Bad Boys II)
Michael Pittman Jr.	What Hurts Moore? 	$251 	$201 (Bad Boys II)
Jerome Ford 	Extra Tight Ends 	$128 	$121 (Jeff Probst' Tribe)
George Kittle 	Monty's Python 	$77 	$69 (Headless Horsemen)
Daniel Jones 	Jeff Probst' Tribe 	$59 	$55 (Bad Boys II)
Dameon Pierce 	Müller Lite 	$57 	$55 (What Hurts Moore?)
Kansas City Defense	Tee Diggs my RIP 	$48 	$12 (Bobecue Chicken)
Kendre Miller 	Müller Lite 	$35 	$9 (Al Snows Fav Squad)
Kenneth Gainwell 	Henry VIII 	$33 	$31 (What Hurts Moore?)
Matt Breida 	Henry VIII 	$31 	N/A
Kalif Raymond 	Bobecue Chicken 	$27 	N/A
Jimmy Garoppolo 	Henry VIII 	$21 	$21/Waiver Priority (Bad Boys II)
Tony Jones Jr. 	Obi-Wan Mahomie 	$3 	N/A
Jerick McKinnon 	Tee Diggs my RIP 	$2 	N/A
Cleveland Defense 	The Guilloteam 	$1 	$1/Waiver Priority (Obi-Wan Mahomie)
===Quick-Hit Thoughts===
*Last Year's Most Expensive Player: Ja'Marr Chase ($321 - Bad Boys II)
*Biggest Overpay: Tyreek Hill ($147 over next highest bid-Jethro's Glorious Team)...But who can put a price on happiness?
*Narrowest Margin of Bid Victory: Damien Pierce ($2 over next highest bid-Müller Lite)
*Fifteen Teams bid on Tyreek Hill, with Al Snows' $9 being the lowest submitted bid. The lone wolf to not bid on Tyreek was Obi-Wan Mahomie.
*This is the second time that Jethro has spent over 65% of his budget on Tyreek Hill, after dropping a cool $700 a few years ago.
*Bad Boys II almost had a really big week. He finished runner-up in four bids, including Tyreek and Pittman.
*Raymond put up a nothing-burger for Bob. I guess there was a reason he was the only team to bid.
*Henry VIII dropped Kendre Miller to spend $33 on Gainwell, only for Müller Lite to turn around and spend $35 on Kendre Miller off waivers. It remains to be seen if either player is worth anything.
==Excessive Spend==
Excessive spend is anything over a single dollar more than the next highest bid for the player you won, and does not take into account the talent level or value of the player.
Excessive Spend
Team 	Excessive Spend
Never Done This Before	$352
Headless Horsemen 	$197
Jethro's Glorious Team	$146
Bobecue Chicken 	$138
Müller Lite 	$104
Henry VIII 	$101
Tee Diggs my Chubb 	$69
What Hurts Moore? 	$76
Jeff Probst' Tribe 	$39
Obi-Wan Mahomie 	$18
Extra Tight Ends 	$6
Monty's Python 	$6
==Money Spent Per Week==
Money Spent Per Week
Week	Budget Spent 	Budget Spent (2022)	Budget Spent (2021)	Budget Spent (2020)	Budget Spent (2019)
2 	$2,315 (16 Players)	$1,560 (15 Players)	$9 (2 Players) 	$1,173 (12 Players)	$1,339 (7 Players)
3 	$1,423 (15 Players)	$1,160 (10 Players)	$1,283 (10 Players)	$1,033 (7 Players) 	$1,902 (15 Players)
We tied the record for most players paid for in week three, but did not come close to breaking the spending bonanza in 2019.
==Defensive Spend==
After yet another massive spend on a defense this week, it got me to thinking. Over the last four seasons and three weeks, how often has a defense gone for over $10? And of those times, how often was the next-highest bid even remotely close? The answer probably won't surprise you. 
Defensive Spend (All Defenses All Time Over $10 Spent)
Year (Week)	Defense	Winning Team 	Winning Bid	Next Highest Bid
2022 (W4) 	DAL 	Tee Diggs 	$50 	$5 (Out of Luck)
2023 (W3) 	KC 	Tee Diggs 	$48 	$12 (Bobecue Chicken)
2019 (W3) 	LAR 	Out of luck 	$38 	N/A
2023 (W2) 	PIT 	Tee Diggs 	$37 	$3 (Headless Horsemen)
2023 (W2) 	MIA 	Headless Horsemen 	$30 	N/A
2020 (W7) 	PHI 	Never Done This Before	$13 	$5 (What Hurts Moore?)
2019 (W5) 	MIN 	The Guilloteam 	$12 	$12 (Henry VIII)
2021 (W7) 	ARI 	Out of Luck 	$12 	$1 (What Hurts Moore?)
2021 (W8) 	CIN 	What Hurts Moore? 	$11 	$3 (Obi-Wan Mahomie)
2021 (W10) 	DAL 	Tee Diggs 	$11 	N/A
2021 (W6) 	LAR 	The Guilloteam 	$10 	$2 (Bobecue Chicken)
2021 (W9) 	NE 	Obi-Wan Mahomie 	$10 	N/A
2022 (W7) 	MIA 	Tee Diggs 	$10 	N/A
Turns out Nate is absolutely addicted to overspending on defense. Of the five instances where a defense went for over $13, three of them were Tee Diggs, one of them was Headless Horsemen in his first ever week of bidding, and one was Out of Luck in his first ever bid back in 2019. 
In each instance, no secondary bid was placed for over $12. In fact, never in history has a secondary bid been placed on a defense for over $12, and on only two occassions (in five years) has a secondary bid been placed over $5. 
==Week Three Results==
The high scoring continued this week, with an insane nine teams over 200 points. 
Week Three Results
Finish (Last Week)	Player 	Total Points
1 (11) 	Headless Horsemen (Andrew) 	266.15
2 (13) 	Müller Lite (Roger) 	256.33
3 (2) 	Al Snows Fav Squad (Zach) 	242.57
4 (1) 	Extra Tight Ends (Keeling) 	222.63
5 (8) 	Jeff Probst' Tribe (Joe Cola) 	214.26
6 (5) 	deCaPitated (Chris P) 	209.94
7 (9) 	The Guilloteam (Pat) 	208.61
8 (14) 	Jethro's Glorious Team (Jethro) 	208.45
9 (10) 	Henry VIII (Commish) 	203.57
10 (4) 	Monty's Python (Derek) 	178.14
11 (3) 	What Hurts Moore? (Coach Tebo) 	164.33
12 (15) 	Obi-Wan Mahomie (Cruise Wolfe) 	148.08
13 (6) 	Tee Diggs my RIP for sure-oh 	133.65
14 (16) 	Never Done This Before (Scott) 	132.23
15 (7) 	Bad Boys II - The Soundtrack (KVR)	124.83
16 (12) 	Bobecue Chicken (Bob) 	103.64
17 	Out of Luck (Papa) 	0
18 	Hasta Laviska Baby (Jared) 	0
*Biggest Climber: Müller Lite (^13)
*Biggest Faller: What Hurts Moore/Bad Boys II (v8)
==Draft Dodgers==
 Team Results Based on Draft Position
Draft Pick	Team 	Week Eliminated
1 	Obi-Wan Mahomie 	ALIVE
2 	Extra Tight Ends 	ALIVE
3 	The Guilloteam 	ALIVE
4 	What Hurts Moore? 	ALIVE
5 	Al Snows Fav Squad 	ALIVE
6 	Henry VIII 	ALIVE
7 	Müller Lite 	ALIVE
8 	Never Done This Before 	ALIVE
9 	Bad Boys II - The Soundtrack 	ALIVE
10 	Jethro's Glorious Team 	ALIVE
11 	Monty's Python 	ALIVE
12 	Bobecue Chicken 	3
13 	Out of Luck 	2
14 	Hasta Laviska Baby 	1
15 	Headless Horsemen 	ALIVE
16 	Jeff Probst' Tribe 	ALIVE
17 	Tee Diggs my Chubb for sure-oh	ALIVE
18 	deCaPitated 	ALIVE
Last week I asked "Should Bobecue and Horsemen be worried?" Well, one finished in first and the other finished in last, so I guess the answer is proabbly but maybe not? Anyway, if this trend continues than Monty's Python is on notice. 
== Kings of the Castle==
===1. Headless Horsemen===
This is the first time that Headless has finished in a top-5/bottom-5 position, so it's the first time I really get to profile the newest team to the Headhunters family. Don't let the De'Von Achane performance fool you. Horsemen played so well that he could have benched Achane and still finished 10th for the week. He has gotten just one performance over projection in nine tries combined from Dak, Burrow and Lawrence, his TE situation is sketchy, and he loses Mike Williams for the year, but the Moss/Achane combo may be Headhunters pay dirt. 
===2. Müller Lite===
Nobody gets more insulted and, in turn, plays with more fire, than Müller Lite after a bottom five writeup. Lite turned to the red rocket, who blasted off to the tune of 45.27 points in the superflex, feeding Adam Thielen in the most unlikely stack on the fantasy bingo card. It was a good week, and I'm going to stop there because if I say anything negative he'll just score more points this week. 
===3. Al Snows Fav Squad ===
Back from Europe and it feels so right. Al Snow has once again drafted a stellar team and refuses to spend money on anybody early, leaving him tied with the top score in HH and tied for the most remaining FAAB. This week, Al snow got 30+ from three of this starting WRs, including 50 from Davante Adams. And that's good, because he essentially doesn't have a serviceable RB on his roster. Al Snow has already passed his points total from each of the last two seasons. 
===4. Extra Tight Ends===
Extra Tight Ends actually had extra tight ends this week! He started both Kelce and Otton, who combined for 8 bonus points. But that's like saying when Tom Brady and Trent Dilfer are in a room they have a combined 8 Lombardi trophies. ETE has a very boom or bust roster, with Davis and London proving to be a volatile pairing of WRs in a thin position room. 
===5. Jeff Probst' Tribe===
The other new addition to the league gets their first top-5 finish after a grim 157-point projected outlook for week three. JP got over 50% of this score from two players, Allen and Tua. Had he only started those two, and benched everybody else, he still would have been safe from elimination this week. JP is also asking the philosophical question, if you have two QBs for the superflex spot, but neither can throw the ball, do you have any QBs at all? Looking at you, Dimes and Riddler. 
==On the Chopping Block==
===15. Bad Boys II - The Soundtrack===
We knew we were in for it after Bad Boys failed to win a single bid, including a waiver tiebreaking finish for Jimmy G. And what a wild ride it was. Ronnie Rivers takes over for the great Jake Funk in the superflex spot this week, with Sam Howell holding it down up top with his 3.65 fantasy points. Including defense, only four starters broke 10 points and only two broke 20. At least Sam LaPorta looks like the real deal, creating a huge TE boost. 
===14. Never Done This Before===
Still scary hours for Scott. The good news is this was his best finish yet. The bad news is 14th is still not a good finish. Gibbs has flashed talent, but he hasn't had a explosive game yet worthy of his price tag ($501). But help could be on the way, if Cam Akers can get himself into a Minnesota system that spins the dials on offense. 
===13. Tee Diggs my RIP for sure-oh===
Defense wins championships, or at least in this case defense is the difference between 13th and 15th. For those wondering how Tee Diggs would handle the loss of Nick Chubb, the answer is more defense. MORE! Next, he'll need to fill the void left behind by Derek Carr. Maybe it's Salvon Ahmed time!? 
===12. Obi-Wan Mahomie===
Obi-Wan loves operating in the fringes. Here he is at 12th. Next week he'll be floating somewhere around 8th or 7th. Then back down to 10th. He just lurks, hoping nobody will notice him. I notice you. A bit of a dip this week without Waddle, but homie should be back soon. Mahomie doesn't have any starter whose bye is before week 10 (unless you count Tajae Spears as a "starter"). 
===11. What Hurts Moore?===
164 would have been good enough for 8th place in week 1, but not in week 3. After Darren Waller came up small on TNF, it was up to a legion of MNF studs to carry them to week four. Hurts, Puka, and DeVonta did just that. Moore is blessed with a productive bench, with three bench players scoring over 11 points. 
==Average Scores of Eliminated Teams==
 Average Scores of Eliminated Teams
Team 	Average Score	Weeks Played
Out of Luck 	160.68 	2
Bobecue Chicken 	140.44 	3
Hasta Laviska Baby	97.49 	1
==Narrow Defeats==
Margin of Defeat for Last Place Teams:
Margin of Defeat for Eliminated Teams
Team 	Margin of Defeat	Week Eliminated
Hasta Laviska Baby	1.21 	1
Out of Luck 	14.67 	2
Bobecue Chicken 	21.19 	3
==Rulers of the Kingdom==
2023 first place finishers:
Top Scorers by Week
Week	Team 	Score
1 	Monty's Python 	228.65
2 	Extra Tight Ends 	227.45
3 	Headless Horsemen	266.15
The biggest finish of the year. 
==Dungeon Dwellers==
2023 teams that finished second-to-last, narrowly avoiding elimination:
Low Scorers by Week
Week	Team 	Score
1 	Extra Tight Ends 	98.70
2 	Never Done This Before 	150.50
3 	Bad Boys II - The Soundtrack	124.83
==Single Season Scoring Records==
As teams get eliminated, their single season performance will appear here. Bolded lines indicate performances from the current season. 
Bob finishes just between his 2020 and his 2022 seasons on the chart. He's basically done this same thing three times now. 
All-Time Single Season HH Point Records
Score 	Player 	Year
3,697.30	Hasta Laviska Baby 	2022
3,581.72	Beach McBungalow (Tee Diggs my Chubb)	2022
3428.76 	CP 	2019
3402.18 	It's Blitz! Track 2 	2019
3363.88 	CP (deCaPitated) 	2022
3121.28 	Return of the Mac 	2021
3049.02 	Bobecue Chicken 	2021
3015.53 	Mixon Beer 	2020
3013.13 	Müller Lite 	2021
2997.67 	The Guilloteam 	2019
2980.07 	Last Coach Standing 	2020
2833.37 	Out of Luck 	2022
2743.25 	@FFDraftScott 	2020
2733.07 	It's Blitz! Track 2 	2020
2709.59 	Mac 	2019
2677.20 	Out of Luck 	2021
2675.14 	Wildcat (no QBs no problem) 	2022
2620.18 	The Titanic 	2021
2614.60 	burrow for sure-oh 	2022
2438.96 	Bad Boys II - The Soundtrack 	2022
2422.98 	I Can Dere-lick My Own Balls 	2019
2377.31 	The Guilloteam 	2020
2285.51 	CP 	2020
2282.91 	Out of Luck 	2020
2262.36 	Bad Boys 	2021
2233.57 	Soul Survivor (burrow for sure-oh) 	2021
2134.22 	I Can Dere-lick My Own Balls 	2021
2046.35 	LIVEWithIt 	2019
2034.86 	Laser Rocket Arms 	2022
1941.63 	Bobecue Chicken 	2019
1939.02 	Beach McBungalow 	2021
1936.45 	Neck-Fix and Chill 	2021
1862.19 	Henry VIII 	2022
1817.79 	Carole Pigskin 	2020
1749.51 	The Guilloteam 	2021
1736.99 	Neck-Fix and Chill 	2019
1611.76 	Ya Hate 2 See It 	2020
1512.91 	Neck-Fix and Chill 	2020
1509.41 	CP 	2021
1483.70 	Last Coach Standing 	2021
1473.18 	Henry VIII 	2021
1439.40 	Hasta Laviska Baby 	2020
1357.00 	Henry VIII 	2019
1351.99 	Muller Lite 	2022
1300.35 	The Guilloteam 	2022
1238.56 	Bluedevils 	2019
1182.09 	Mixon Beer with Liquor 	2021
1160.81 	Ya Hate 2 See It 	2021
1132.61 	Henry VIII 	2020
1116.98 	Shotti's Bugatti 	2020
1055.63 	Mac 	2020
1049.89 	LIVEWithIt 	2020
991.57 	Hasta Laviska Baby 	2021
975.59 	Hasta Laviska Baby 	2019
806.27 	Mixon It Up With Mahomie 	2022
768.10 	Shotti's Bugatti 	2021
717.82 	Out of Luck 	2019
713.12 	I Can Dere-lick My Own Balls 	2020
708.44 	The Executioner 	2022
544.55 	It's Blitz! Track 2 	2021
489.42 	It's Blitz! Track 2 	2022
481.22 	@FFDraftScott 	2019
459.96 	Bobecue Chicken 	2020
421.33 	Bobecue Chicken 	2023
324.28 	Bobecue Chicken 	2022
321.35 	Out of Luck 	2023
294.62 	Steve Blackman's Nun 	2021
286.36 	Ya Hate 2 See It 	2019
262.69 	Bad Boys 	2020
123.21 	CoachKnows 	2022
115.16 	Mixon Beer 	2019
97.49 	Hasta Laviska Baby 	2023
96.56 	Steve Blackman's Nun 	2020
==All-Time Combined Points Scored==
Same as above: eliminated teams will have their 2023 season added to the total. Bolded lines indicate that the record has been updated through 2023.
All-Time Combined Points Records
Score 	Player 	Years Played	Per Season Avg.
10,587.56	deCaPitated 	4 	
8832.65 	Out of Luck 	5 	1766.53
8626.98 	Tee Diggs my Chubb 	4 	
8424.84 	The Guilloteam 	4 	
7879.51 	Never Done This Before 	4 	
7594.94 	Obi-Wan Mahomie 	4 	
7169.22 	It's Blitz! Track 2 	4 	
7201.35 	Hasta Laviska Baby 	5 	1440.27
6987.92 	Monty's Python 	4 	
6665.96 	burrow for sure-oh (defunct) 	3 	2221.98
6439.42 	Bad Boys 	4 	
6196.22 	Bobecue Chicken 	5 	1,239.24
6076.59 	Extra Tight Ends 	4 	
5824.98 	Henry VIII 	4 	
5186.35 	Neck-Fix and Chill (defunct) 	3 	1728.78
4586.98 	What Hurts Moore? 	3 	
4365.12 	Müller Lite 	2 	
3058.93 	Jethro's Glorious Team 	3 	
1885.08 	Shotti's Bugatti (defunct) 	2 	942.54
1238.56 	Bluedevils (defunct) 	1 	1238.56
698.91 	Phillip's Team (defunct) 	1 	698.91
391.19 	Steve Blackman's Nun (defunct)	2 	195.60
==Remaining Budget==
Remaining Budget as of 09/19/23
Player 	Total Budget
Al Snows Fav Squad 	$1000
deCaPitated 	$1000
Bad Boys II - The Soundtrack	$1000
The Guilloteam 	$999
Monty's Python 	$923
Tee Diggs 	$913
Obi-Wan Mahomie 	$902
Extra Tight Ends 	$872
Müller Lite 	$829
Henry VIII 	$817
Jeff Probst' Tribe 	$751
What Hurts Moore? 	$699
Headless Hoersemen 	$401
Never Done This Before 	$398
Jethro's Glorious Team 	$350
Bobecue Chicken 	0
Out of Luck 	0
Hasta Laviska Baby 	0
==Conclusion==
Happy Hunting!