Headhunters 2: The Tenacious Ten

== Introduction ==
What better way to follow up two weeks of nailbiting eliminations with a third week in a row that featured multiple teams on the ropes. Four teams finished within four points of each other, and three got to celebrate by moving on to week nine. One team, however, saw their season lost five different ways. More on that below, but first we say goodbye to a team that was handily defeated in week nine, and it was statistically the best team in the league.
== In Memoriam: Neck-Fix and Chill ==
In one of the biggest upsets and biggest letdowns in Headhunters history, the league's top team became the lowest scorer in the blink of an eye. 
The ultimate grinder, Neck-Fix and Chill gave it all they had in 2020. They won bid after bid, only to have guys go down to injury week in and week out. 
One of this team's greatest finds was Justin Herbert, who took over when Dak Prescott went down with a terrible season-ender. Then, even though it really isn't THAT big a deal, they lost Sony Michel to IR. Sure, not the best RB, but a starting member of the team. 
Bring in Odell Beckham Jr. to add a weapon to a weak WR group. Goes down for the season in his first game with Neck-Fix.
The final nail in the proverbian coffin was George Kittle breaking his foot late in his game on Sunday. The man had already missed time with an injury, and his 6.10 in week eight was not going to do it for Chill. 
Similar to the other eliminated team, the win was on the bench just waiting to be plugged in. Marvin Jones Jr. went off for 19.50, his best game of the season, and Dalton Schultz nearly doubled Kittle's total.
This is a cruel league. When it gets to this point in the season, even the best teams can have an off day. This was the best team based off total points scored in 2020, but they had a really bad day and injuries became insurmountable.
Everyone deserves a second chance, but this league does not offer second chances. Only severed heads.
Neck-Fix and Chill: 
== In Memoriam: Henry VIII ==
In seriously one of the most devestating losses of my entire 11 year history of playing fantasy football, I felt my life sucked out of me not once, not twice, not thrice, not fourice(?), but FIVE different times. Let's review:
==== 1PM Game ====
The first gut punch was rooting for Damien Harris all afternoon. Carry after carry, I saw my total rising. Well, turns out I forgot to swap him into the flex spot over Cole Beasly.
I was so pissed I almost did something really shitty and used my Commish tool to swap him in. I didn't, but I was really tempted, because I genuinely believed I had done it. But I genuinely didn't do it and that would have been cheating and I may be a whiny baby, but I'm not a cheater.
==== 425PM Game ====
Then it was the first of four more life-sucks. Aiyuk catching a garbage time TD with minutes left in the SF/SEA contest. I just knew that it took Coach out of the hot seat and put me squarely in it. And just one fucking time, I really didn't want to have to do this, but here we were.  
==== Sunday Night Game ====
 Fulgham went HAM on Saturday night, which was great for me! Except I needed him to go just two more points HAM. JUST FUCKING TWO. But that's okay, because CeeDee Lamb was playing like shit. Soul Suck 101, your guy plays well all game while your opponant's guy sucks all game, only for opponant's guy to catch five thousand catches in garbage time. Dallas running a two minute drill down a billion points, dumping the ball off to CeeDee over and over and over again until with 10 seconds left he caught a tiny pass to send Papa ahead of me. Okay, so fuck you.   
==== Monday Night Game ====
  Time for the final bit of soul and life to be sucked out of me. After being so depressed during the day that I had to stop working and lay down in bed, I had to watch as Gronk was shut out in the first half only to come back and catch a TD in my fucking face to give Zach and Chantel the victory almost simultaneously. I was devestated, but I crunched the numbers. Hey, Brady still needs 9 points. There's only a full quarter left. If he doesn't throw a TD maybe I have a chance. SOUL SUCK 101 PEOPLE. Brady TD on the next drive and that was that.
I really love this league and I like that it's not matchup based...until it comes down you to beating one of four teams. Then it's like having four matchups, and they all beat you by less than 3 points.
It figures that the fun new twist I added comes back to nab me and I was eliminated the exact same week as a year ago, with CMC and Michael Thomas both ready to come back in five fucking days after being out the entire season.
But all that being said, this was the team that got bailed out by the non-elimination, so it's only right they should meet their fate in this way. 
Henry VIII:
== New Releases ==
#Michael Thomas
#Christian McCaffrey
#Tyler Lockett
#Mark Andrews
#Robert Woods
#Justin Herbert
#David Montgomery
#Darren Waller
#Travis Fulgham
#Robby Anderson
Basically just listed my entire roster because my team was somehow nasty even though it was also the worst team.
== Weeks Survived (2019 v 2020) ==
Weeks Survived (2019 v 2020)
Team 	2020 Finish	2019 Finish
Steve Blackman's Nun	19th 	N/A
Bad Boys 	18th 	9th (-9)
Bobecue Chicken 	17th 	7th (-10)
Cam Shaft 	16th 	5th (-11)
LiveWithIt 	15th 	6th (-9)
A Team Has No Name 	14th 	4th (-10)
Shotti's Bugatti 	13th 	N/A
Neck-Fix and Chill 	12th 	8th (-4)
Henry VIII 	11th 	10th (-1)
== Week Eight Bidding Results ==
Week Eight Bidding Results
Player 	Winning Team 	Winning Bid 	Next Highest Bid
Travis Kelce 	The Guilloteam 	$369 	$333 (Out of Luck)
Miles Sanders 	Hasta Laviska Baby 	$300 	$280 (Gore-ronavirus)
Joe Mixon 	Gore-ronavirus 	$280 	$202 (Carole Pigskin)
Michael Thomas 	Henry VIII 	$208 	$120 (Gore-ronavirus)
Amari Cooper 	Carole Pigskin 	$153 	$120 (Hasta Laviska Baby)
David Montgomery	Henry VIII 	$150 - Waiver Priority	$150 (Hasta Laviska Baby)
Mike Evans 	Clydesdales 	$102 	$41 (Henry VIII)
Lamar Jackson 	It's Blitz! Track 2	$69 	None
DJ Chark 	Carole Pigskin 	$56 	None
James White 	Neck-Fix and Chill 	$53 	$1 (It's Blitz! Track 2)
Jerick McKinnon 	Clydesdales 	$46 	$44 (Henry VIII)
Damien Harris 	Henry VIII 	$33 	None
Derek Carr 	Carole Pigskin 	$33 	None
Cole Beasley 	Henry VIII 	$31 	None
Joshua Kelley 	Last Coach Standing	$25 	$11 (Henry VIII)
Antonio Brown 	Last Coach Standing	$25 	None
Marvin Jones Jr.	Neck-Fix and Chill 	$5 	None
Last Year's most expensive week six player: Evan Engram ($185)
*For the second week in a row, Guilloteam is the week's top bidder. Last week, it was $400 on Dalvin Cook. This week, another $369 for Kelce (nice). 
*The 2nd-4th highest bids went to players who did not play in week eight. 
*The 5th highest went to a player who DID play but was so bad it was almost like he didn't (Amari Cooper). 
== Money Spent Per Week ==
Money Spent Per Week
Week	Budget Spent 	Budget Spent (2019)
2 	$1173 (12 Players)	$1339 (7 Players)
3 	$1033 (7 Players) 	$1902 (15 Players)
4 	$1182 (11 Players)	$1614 (11 Players)
5 	$181 (4 Players) 	$1743 (14 Players)
6 	$1542 (10 Players)	$1018 (11 Players)
7 	$1494 (13 Players)	$1036 (9 Players)
8 	$1938 (17 Players)	$630 (7 Players)
With only ten teams left by week 8 of last season, the bids started to taper off a little bit, while in 2020 things are just starting to heat up.  17 players is obviously the most in a single week and the $1938 is the most spent in a single week in headhunters history. 
==Week Eight Results==
Week Eight Results
Finish (Last Week)	Player 	Total Points
1(8) 	The Guilloteam 	257.99
2(1) 	@FFDraftScott 	210.43
3(6) 	Ya Hate 2 See It 	182.14
4(5) 	Clydesdales 	177.38
5(2) 	Gore-ronavirus 	168.88
6(10) 	Hasta Laviska Baby 	156.30
7(9) 	It's Blitz! Track 2 	146.88
8(7) 	Carole Pigskin 	146.20
9(4) 	Last Coach Standing 	145.73
10(11) 	Out of Luck 	144.86
11(12) 	Henry VIII 	143.46
12(3) 	Neck-Fix and Chill 	125.61
13 	Shotti's Bugatti 	0
14 	A Team Has No Name 	0
15 	LiveWithIt 	0
16 	Cam Shaft 	0
17 	Bobecue Chicken 	0
18 	Bad Boys 	0
19 	Steve Blackman's Nun	0
* Biggest Climber: The Guilloteam (^7)
* Biggest Faller: Neck-Fix and Chill (v9)
== 2020 Draft Dodgers ==
Team Results Based on Draft Position 
Draft Pick	Team 	Week Eliminated
1 	Henry VIII 	8
2 	Bad Boys 	2
3 	@FFDraftScott 	ALIVE
4 	Ya Hate 2 See It 	ALIVE
5 	Out of Luck 	ALIVE
6 	Shotti's Bugatti 	7
7 	Clydesdales 	ALIVE
8 	Neck-Fix and Chill 	8
9 	Cam Shaft 	5
10 	LiveWithIt 	6
11 	Bobecue Chicken 	3
12 	It's Blitz! Track 2 	ALIVE
13 	Carole Pigskin 	ALIVE
14 	Last Coach Standing 	ALIVE
15 	Hasta Laviska Baby 	ALIVE
16 	Steve Blackman's Nun	1
17 	The Guilloteam 	ALIVE
18 	Gore-ronavirus 	ALIVE
19 	A Team Has no Name 	7
A huge swath of the middle of the draft has been eliminated. Last season, two teams who drafted between pick 8-10 finished in the top three. This year, none reached the top ten. 
Meanwhile, the team with the first pick is eliminated a week after the team with the last pick. 
== Kings of the Castle ==
===1. The Guilloteam===
Hey, you spend all your money, you better have a really stacked team. With Jacobs/Conner/Cook at RB and Kelce at TE, it's safe to say those two positions are locked in. But will guys like Tee Higgens and Stefon Diggs be enough to take this team to the championship?
===2. FFDraftScott===
51 points from DK Metcalf will make any team look elite, but breaking 200 still gets you in the top five at this point in the season. That may start to change next week and they will need more out of guys named AJ. 
===3. Ya Hate 2 See It===
Is any team more under the radar than Hate 2 See It? Consistantly in the middle of the pack, they've slipped silently into the top 10. Now the spotlight will be on them. 
===4. Clydesdales===
Starting to get active in the bid game, Clydesdales's patience may be rewarded as they are among the teams with the most remaining money.
===5. Gore-ronavirus===
Still making some aggressive moves to bring in at least one more big names, Gore is one of two teams within 50 points of the league leader (Scotty). This could be another top-three finish for the pain train.
== On the Chopping Block ==
===10. Out of Luck===
This is the second time this season that I've had to politely tell my dad to go fuck himself. 
===9. Last Coach Standing===
Who did they spend their budget on? There isn't one person on this team I'd pay money for. Yet, $860 spent somewhere. And ultimately, they play on.
===8. Carole Pigskin===
I really don't know how much longer this team can survive with only $17 left in their budget.
=== 7. It's Blitz! Track 2 ===
It takes a little strategy and a lot of luck to win this league, and Blitz! used a bit of both this week. For the second week in a row, they gambled on not using their immunity idol, and it paid off, but just barely. If Gronk drops that TD reception, it is likely over for the defending champ.
===6. Hasta Laviska Baby===
Lost out on Monty last week, will they pursue him again in week nine? 
== Average Scores of Eliminated Teams ==
Average Scores of Eliminated Teams
Team 	Average Score	Weeks Played
Neck-Fix and Chill 	189.11 	8
LiveWithIt 	174.98 	6
Shotti's Bugatti 	159.28 	7
Bobecue Chicken 	153.32 	3
A Team Has No Name 	150.80 	7
Cam Shaft 	142.66 	5
Henry VIII 	141.59 	8
Bad Boys 	131.35 	2
Steve Blackman's Nun	96.56 	1
== Narrow Defeats ==
Margin of Defeat for Last Place Teams:
Margin of Defeat for Eliminated Teams
Team 	Margin of Defeat	Week Eliminated
Henry VIII 	1.40 	8
Shotti's Bugatti 	4.97 	7
Cam Shaft 	9.83 	5
Bad Boys 	10.17 	2
A Team Has No Name 	13.84 	7
Bobecue Chicken 	17.24 	3
Neck-Fix and Chill 	19.25 	8
LiveWithIt 	22.44 	6
Steve Blackman's Nun	23.20 	1
Yeah no comment. 
== Rulers of the Kingdom ==
2020 first place finishers:
Top Scorers by Week
Week	Team 	Score
1 	Out of Luck 	212.79
2 	Hasta Laviska Baby	240.46
3 	The Guilloteam 	225.04
4 	LiveWithIt 	257.06
5 	@FFDraftScott 	217.04
6 	Neck-Fix and Chill	205.20
7 	@FFDraftScott (2) 	254.46
8 	The Guilloteam (2)	257.99
Guilloteam becomes the second team to repeat and does so by posting the year's best score thus far.
== Dungeon Dwellers ==
2020 teams that finished second-to-last, narrowly avoiding elimination:
Low Scorers by Week
Week	Team 	Score
1 	The Guilloteam 	119.86
2 	Carole Pigskin 	135.28
3 	Henry VIII 	117.35
4 	Henry VIII (2) 	75.10
5 	Clydesdales 	111.00
6 	Last Coach Standing	116.81
7 	Henry VIII (3) 	130.38
8 	Out of Luck 	144.86
Out of Luck has been flirting with death for a few weeks now and is the team that needs to be on alert for the grim reaper in week nine.
== Money Spent by Eliminated Team ==
Money Spent by Eliminated Teams
Team 	Money Spent	Weeks Played
Shotti's Bugatti 	$850 	7
Henry VIII 	$823 	8
Neck-Fix and Chill 	$494 	8
A Team Has No Name 	$219 	7
LiveWithIt 	$201 	6
Cam Shaft 	$0 	5
Bobecue Chicken 	$0 	3
Bad Boys 	$0 	2
Steve Blackman's Nun	$0 	1
== Dead Money ==
Keeping track of all the cash that never got spent by teams that are now eliminated.
Dead Money
Dead Money	% of Total Eliminated Cash
$6413 	71%
== Chasing History ==
All-Tme Single Season HH Point Records
Score 	Player 	Year
3618.08	It's Blitz! Track 2 	2019
3547.96	Gore-ronavirus 	2019
2997.67	The Guilloteam 	2019
2709.59	A Team Has No Name 	2019
2422.98	Cam Shaft 	2019
2046.35	LIVEWithIt 	2019
1941.63	Bobecue Chicken 	2019
1736.99	Neck-Fix and Chill 	2019
1524.48	@FFDraftScott 	2020
1512.91	Neck-Fix and Chill 	2020
1489.09	The Guilloteam 	2020
1483.39	Gore-ronavirus 	2020
1374.50	Out of Luck 	2020
1357.00	Henry VIII 	2019
1330.27	Ya Hate 2 See It 	2020
1313.08	Carole Pigskin 	2020
1295.27	Hasta Laviska Baby 	2020
1281.17	It's Blitz! Track 2 	2020
1271.05	Clydesdales 	2020
1258.89	Last Coach Standing 	2020
1238.56	Bluedevils 	2019
1116.98	Shotti's Bugatti 	2020
1055.63	A Team Has No Name 	2020
1049.89	LIVEWithIt 	2020
975.59 	Hasta Laviska Baby 	2019
717.82 	Out of Luck 	2019
713.12 	Cam Shaft 	2020
481.22 	@FFDraftScott 	2019
459.96 	Bobecue Chicken 	2020
286.36 	Ya Hate 2 See It 	2019
262.69 	Bad Boys 	2020
115.16 	Clydesdales 	2019
96.56 	Steve Blackman's Nun	2020
As we pass the midway point of the season, many teams are going to start setting top-10 single season points records, with Scotty and Carole already breaking the top-10. 
I'm not going to lie, I'm not entirely sure why I made this chart. I just started doing it and thought, man there's no going back now. So there it is. 
Next week we'll start tracking the all-time total points scored (2019 & 2020 combined). 
== Remaining Budget ==
Remaining Budget as of 11/3/20
Player 	Total Budget
It's Blitz! Track 2 	$923
Clydesdales 	$837
Hasta Laviska Baby 	$565
@FFDraftScott 	$526
Out of Luck 	$344
Ya Hate 2 See It 	$300
Gore-ronavirus 	$284
Last Coach Standing 	$140
The Guilloteam 	$100
Carole Pigskin 	$17
Henry VIII 	0
Neck-Fix and Chill 	0
Shotti's Bugatti 	0
A Team Has No Name 	0
LiveWithIt 	0
Cam Shaft 	0
Bobecue Chicken 	0
Bad Boys 	0
Steve Blackman's Nun	0
Total remaining: $4036 out of $10,000 (40%)
See you all next week and happy bidding.