2025 - Week 10

 🏈 Week 9 Recap

Because I, David, volunteered to write this week's blog post, I get to make the recap all about me. My timing could not possibly be better, since I secured my first win of this young season. Actually, what's that? Every guest writer has won in the week leading up to their guest post?? Look out Ben, I'm about to take away your posting privileges and make myself Permanent (Guest) League Note Writer.

Let's talk football.

Still keeping it about me, thank you, you may be wondering how you too can have an A++ football weekend like I had. My college, NFL, and fantasy teams all won huge. I can't help you with your Browns fandom, but the fantasy win is within your control, and I uncovered the secret: go high risk high reward with a QB-WR pair on the same team, and then (stay with me here) have your WR throw a touchdown pass to your QB. It's free points for the taking! A double dipping duo! I encourage everyone to start picking wide receivers for their throwing arm. It's the new meta!

 

Are the Bears good actually, or is the Bengals D ass? YOU DECIDE

 

In other news around the league, Jason dropped his second game in a row after starting with seven straight wins, and Ben's win brings him up to a tie for first. Both are a lock for the playoffs, but seeding is at stake. The middle of the pack has some playoff drama emerging, mostly at Bret's expense, who lost to Ben despite a strong 115-point game and landed under .500. Come on in to the bottom half of the rankings, the water's fine.

 

Picture this but with faces photoshopped instead of names

In the actual league, some wild shit went down. Jayden Daniels snapped his elbow like a palm tree in Jamaica on Oct 28th, and I'm absolutely not linking to that gif. Apparently it was only a dislocation and he's gonna be fine in, like, a few weeks?? What I wouldn't give to have access to health care like NFL players... The Panthers(!!) majorly upset the Packers, and in the process, Rico Dowdle hit the Hingle McCringleberry two pumps. The fact that he got flagged for it and literally, in real life, plead his case that it was only two pumps with the ✌ in the air is pure poetry.

 

A heinous act

🔮 Week 10 Preview

I hope Tido puts Alec Pierce to good use against CJ, you high spender you. At time of writing, Nathan's team is riddled with byes that he'll have to sort out. Andy's riding a hot streak at 3 straight wins and looking to build on it if Saquon can come back from his injury. And Adam's bench continues to be filled with dudes who have missed more of the season than they've played. Smile and HODL, boys, smile and HODL.

IRL, I'm pretty jazzed for a double serving of NFCW division matchups, plus exporting our great American culture to Germany via Indianapolis and Atlanta. We'll all tune in to lol at the Jets-Browns Showcase of Suck, of course. Someone pass me a GLBC Dortmunder Gold.

 

That wasn't a joke, this is a great beer for football

🥄 Spoon of the Week 

Remember earlier when I wrote about Bret getting a bad break and ending up in the bottom half of the rankings? That was with the third-most total Points For out of the whole league--he just also happens to have the third-most Points Against scored against him. I don't have infinite sympathy watching that from the butt crack of the leaderboard, but it is a tough pill. Clearly spoon coded.

💻 Stats 'n' Stuff 

I don't have access to Ben's spreadsheet, so I hope he comes in after the fact with pretty charts.