2014 Power Rankings-Week 3

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*Posted 9/16/14 at 5:01pm*

Another crazy week in the League of Champions this week.
Five teams won but nine teams underperformed based on their pregame projections.

If losing was winning the DiGennaro’s would be undefeated.
If only close counted for more than just hand grenades. And speaking of hand
grenades, we had a hand full of teams implode this week.

Chokeshow of the Week: This weeks Chokeshow goes to yours
truly, Winter Soldiers. With DeSean Jackson out for PeytonInThePlayoffs, all WS
had to do was coast to the easy victory. But the Kicker, the goddamn roster
spot that doesn’t matter, screwed this
team left and right. First with a missed field goal and then later with the Bucs
in field goal range an injury with :08 seconds left led to a 10 second run off,
ending the game. The field goal would have given WS the much needed victory but
instead they choked.

Baller or Bust: Every week I want to add a new pair of
players to the baller or bust section and track some of our teams draft picks
throughout the year. A certified Baller is a player taken in the bottom half of
the draft that is making a big impact, and a certified Bust is a player in the
first half that is…well, a bust.

This weeks Baller: How about Darren Sproles and his 80 +
fantasy points in the first two weeks? Taken by Becky the Icebox in Round 13.

This weeks Bust: Let’s keep it simple. Doug Martin, taken in
Round 3 by Becky the Icebox, looks to be a dud. But Bust status can always
change.

You know your team is having a bad week when: Your kicker
puts up more points than your TE and three of your WR’s combined. In all
fairness to Shotti bunch, AJ Green didn’t actually play.

Power rankings

PeytonInThePlayoffs: weak performance but as he
said, a win is a win. Currently trailing just two other teams in overall points
and a huge rivalry game with week against Shotti Bunch.

Money Manziel: This team aint flying under the
radar this year. Knocking off the reining champ has reminded everyone why they
were in the Big Dance in 2013. And Holy Crap did Jordie Nelson put up a lot of
points.

Ma ma momma said: HUGE upset against IAMGROOT
who astonishingly enough find themselves NOT in last place after two
weeks. Chalk this up to a quiet week in
the flex spots and mediocre performance from the Defense.

The Shotti Bunch: Left a massive amount of
points on the bench. The flex positions are questions that still haven’t been
answered after two weeks and another loss like this week puts them in an early
hole.

Becky the Icebox: Up one spot from last week,
Becky made a statement by destroying Flags On The Play with defense, Sproles,
Marshall, and..well, not a whole lot else. This team is a testament to the idea
that you don’t need a good QB to win a game. In fact, I’m not even sure
starting Tony Romo qualifies as playing a QB.

Flags on the Play: A lot of promise in Week 1
led to a big Week 2 letdown. The loss of Moreno and Mathews for the next 1-2
months puts a damper on the playoff hopes. Suddenly the RBs are thinning out and we
learned last season you need a good RB core to win.

The Show Offs: What a show off. Loses Adrian
Peterson and STILL gets the victory. Really lucked out as there were only a
couple of other teams TSO could have beaten this week with their 182 point
performance. Oh man, 182 points. That sounds like a dream. Maybe someday my
team will reach those heights.

IAMGROOT: I’m not even mad. I’m impressed. Can
somebody say Cinderella story??

Papa’s Posse: As good as they looked last week,
they looked baaadddd this week. I mean really bad. I mean worse than me bad,
somehow. I didn’t even think this was a possibility.

10. Winter
Soldiers: So much for this being my big revenge year where I Avenge the death
of my 2013 season. Beautiful managing with tough decisions like Dalton over
Brady and Forsett over Bush would have paid off if he had grown his balls a
little bit larger and started Asiata over Chris Johnson, who is an early
candidate for next weeks Certified Bust.

Matchup to Watch: The closest matchup on paper looks to be
Papa’s Posse vs. Becky the Icebox but I’m actually most excited to see if
IAMGROOT can get win #2 against The Show Offs. The Adrian Peterson story vs.
the Cinderella story. Good stuff.