Headhunters 3: The Hateful Eight

## In Memorium: I Can Dere-lick My Own Balls

Perhaps the greatest upset in the history of HEADHUNTERS. No team has ever been eliminated this early in the season with a weekly average score over 190 points. Dere-lick averaged 194 points per game. So what went wrong for the top-scoring team in the league?

Russell Wilson's finger injury kept him out for several weeks, but you'd be excused for thinking that he still hasn't returned. Despite a mighty roster, Dere-lick never really got it together at the QB position. He started Wilson 6 times and Carson Wentz the other 5. This week it was Wilson with a disappointing 15.93.

At WR, it was a top to bottom letdown for Dere-lick. CeeDee Lamb exited with a concussion. Harris below projection. Davis below projection. Kirk below projection. Cooper Kupp on the bye. Hollywood Brown out. Utter disaster.

With RB, starting Zeke Elliot AND Tony Pollard because Darrell Henderson was on the bye might not have been the best move. Pollard outscored Zeke but both underwhelmed. Meanwhile, Freeman beat projection on the bench.

And of course, the TEs were never anything to write home about. Conklin and Henry, TD dependents, neither got in for a score.

So pretty much a complete collapse for Dere-lick after losing Derrick Henry. It was a promising season, but running out of money so early and not having waiver priority over anyone eventually doomed this team.

Dere-lick:

## Weeks Survived (2019 v 2020 v 2021)

Ranking-wise, a good follow-up season to Keeling's disappointing 2020 campaign, but you cannot help feeling like this team had championship potential...

## Dead Money

Keeping track of all the cash that never got spent by teams that are now eliminated.

Dead Money

## Week Twelve - The Great Purge

This is the latest we will ever have a double-elimination! Week 12 will be a double and then we will go single (as long as I did the math right) until we have crowned a champion.

## New Releases

How much is too much for Cooper Kupp?

1. Cooper Kupp
2. Ezekiel Elliot
3. CeeDee Lamb
4. Hollywood Brown
5. Darrell Henderson

AJ Brown is also available via auction from Bad VRs. The bid must be $69 or higher or he will revert back to Bad VRs, and he will clear waivers in the morning along with all the other new releases.

## Week Eleven Bidding Results

#### Quick-hit thoughts

* The biggest winner of this week was The Titanic. Lamar's illness aside, Titanic acquired Jackson, Hurts, Hockenson, Thielen and Toney *for free*. It was a surefire signal that we are late enough in the season where dropping triple digits on guys might not be worth it when there is so much available for free.
* Bad VRs grabbed some flyers in Ridley and Jones. While neither has a solid return date, Bad VRs and their extra cash puts them in the perfect position to nab these guys. If Ridley comes back, VRs spent pennies for a bonafide WR1. If he doesn't, there's very little harm done. Jones, meanwhile, *will* come back, making him a cheap grab.
* Overpayment of the week goes to RemDaw, bidding 70 over necessary for Damien Harris. You have to wonder if Commish got in their head a little bit...

Last Year's most expensive week ten player: Ezekiel Elliot ($69...nice)

## Kings of the Castle

### 1. The Titanic

Their season is nothing short of a triumph, going from bottom dweller to a team that bid all their money early to now practically being back in the driver's seat with the top-scoring remaining team and $122 left to spend. This is by far their best campaign yet in Headhunters and they are proving that, given enough time, they can hang with the best of us.

### 2. Sloppy Seconds

Bobecue received his call to action this week and bid a ton of money, the results being his best performance of the year and a current league-leading projection of 228.82 for week 12.

### 3. Out of Luck

Everyone knows how much Papa loves Zach Ertz, so being able to pick him up on the cheap and having him provide such a bump at the TE position was a dream come true right before Thanksgiving! Of course, now Ertz is on the bye and they'll need to go back to the well for another drink.

### 4. Bad VRs

The scariest week for Bad VRs arrives: the Kansas City bye. Look for a lot of action this week as they attempt to survive the final double-elimination of the season.

## On the Chopping Block

### 7. Return of the Mac

More than half their budget left. Shit's about to get real.

### 8. RemDawg Forever

Thought they were going home because they didn't realize it was only single elimination. Now, with a new lease on life and $0 to their name, we'll see if they can use their waiver priority and channel The Titanic in week 12's bidding wars.

## Dungeon Dwellers

2021 teams that finished second-to-last, narrowly avoiding elimination:

## Single Season Scoring Records

As teams get eliminated their season will be added to the record books.

## All-Time Combined Points Scored

As teams get eliminated, their updated totals will be added to the record books. Keeling moves himself into 4th all-time on the list and the only mystery remaining now is how high Return of the Mac can climb in the rankings.