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Week 12 Found in the snow
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Summary
In this lively podcast episode, the hosts engage in humorous banter while introducing their guest, Nicholas T. Hunk. They tackle community questions, recap the latest Vikings game, and discuss their favorite segments. The conversation flows into rapid-fire questions, revealing personal preferences and surprising admissions, including Nicholas's lack of interest in Harry Potter. The episode takes a darker turn as they explore social media wormholes before concluding with a light-hearted debate on which animal one could knock out with a single punch. In this episode, the hosts engage in a lively discussion about fantasy football, touching on various topics including the importance of honesty in parenting, the cultural significance of the TV show 'The Wire', and the current playoff picture in their fantasy league. They analyze matchups, share personal anecdotes, and provide insights into navigating the complexities of fantasy football, all while maintaining a humorous and engaging tone.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Guest Introductions
09:06 Vikings Game Recap
17:25 Social Media Wormholes and Dark Topics
22:40 The Wire: A Litmus Test for Friendship
30:36 Divisional Showdowns: Analyzing Matchups
40:14 Final Thoughts and Advice for Fantasy Players
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Transcript
Introduction and Hosts Introduction
00:00:24
Speaker
Coming in hot, it's Mara Dilly for Fantasy League Weekly Recap Podcast. You like that, yeah? With your hosts, Andy and Jeff, my friends, period. That's high praise. And joining you from an airplane hangar in Texas, I am... Andy Clancy, born and raised in Texas.
00:00:52
Speaker
Next up, joining me from a shallow hole in the pool, it's Jeff Mangan. He knows all the numbers from Japan. And lastly, joining us this week from right next to his three-car garage in the bonus room. Ladies and gentlemen, it's Nicholas T. Hunk. Happy to be in my... Oh, oh. Thank you. Thank you. People.
00:01:23
Speaker
Thank you. People, let the men speak. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I'm in my favorite place, the bonus room next to the three-car garage.
00:01:38
Speaker
Thanks, Nick. Thanks for joining
Q&A: Listener Questions and Humorous Exchanges
00:01:40
Speaker
us. How are you doing today, Jeff? I'm good. I'm good. Can you believe that thunk only is here? I can't. No, it's pretty awesome. I I've been checking for updates I saw today that he's gonna be on the show so that was news to me and I love it I love it yes I didn't tell you I wanted it to be a surprise onlythunks.com yeah thunk only it's pretty ah happening place it is I tried to ah
00:02:10
Speaker
I tried to emoji react to what you said today and I was blocked. So wow I checked the rules and it was pretty clear. Phone gone, Lee. Well, that's kind of what makes it special, to be honest.
00:02:26
Speaker
Hey, let's kick things off with Q's and C's. ah There was a question on the Discord community, a general channel, of course, Nicholas. Yeah. Where Ecum asked in week 12 how wins and losses are calculated. So we know at least one person's listening to this show and reading the Discord yeah yeah and paying attention.
00:02:57
Speaker
Uh, anyone want to answer his question? Cause I don't have the energy. Well, okay. So you play someone every week and if you beat them, if you, well, if you have more points than them, then you get a point for the week. All I know is it's the, it's set ups that Andy's closest to the median score, but just below it. Yeah. Always is, um, my understanding of how the rules work. Yep.
00:03:25
Speaker
He's supposed to lose to the median score by no more than half a point. Mike, if you have any more questions, feel free to call in or text us at 612.
00:03:42
Speaker
I just blanked. 612-293-6635. I haven't memorized. I was just seeing if you guys would get it. Thanks. Thanks for checking on anything. You nailed it. Um, I did get a text message on that, uh, on that, that line, um, from my dad and he, he texted me on that line and on my personal cell phone. Uh, and he, he can't tell the difference between the two. And so I got this text message, uh, fruit or chocolate bait. Nick, I think that question was for you.
00:04:17
Speaker
I'm not really prepared to answer, but I guess ah um chocolate-based. Chocolate-based. That is correct. Correct. Good. Thanks.
00:04:32
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00:04:34
Speaker
nick fuck um Did you happen to hunt for valuables in your backyard last Wednesday night after 10.45 PM? And if so, what did you use to find said valuables?
00:04:51
Speaker
ah This is a snow related question. A snow related question? I'm guessing. um This is the question that came into the ah the the text slide.
00:05:05
Speaker
I think this came up on our show last week. We got snow in Fargo last week, and then there was a discussion on whether or not um you would find valuables in your backyard in the snow. Hmm. Well, I'm a dedicated listener, and I did listen to last week's episode, but um I think I was so excited by that segment, I must have blanked on on that. So, yes, plenty of valuables back in the backyard in the snow.
00:05:35
Speaker
Can you just tell us how you find valuables in the snow, Nick? ah By peeing. Oh. And you, like, melt the snow.
00:05:46
Speaker
I have a recollection. Melt the snow. It's one of my favorite funk stories. I tried to share it on funk only, but again, I checked the rules. Uh, someone was, one person was tackled into another or something like that and a phone, a phone was lost in the snow bound. And it didn't take you very long, Nick, to find that phone. And all you had was a trustee.
00:06:15
Speaker
stick right it's like a broomstick or something yeah it was like a ridiculous find you guys he just he took the stick and he started making he started plunging directly into the snow mount ah in random places seemingly and he hits a freaking Nick, did you see like, did you see where the phone probably went through? Did you see something we didn't see? Or are you just that good? I think it's just that, you know, that training for, you know, finding ah bodies and avalanches and things like that just can just came through at a key moment. So.
00:06:58
Speaker
your body avalanche training. That's how you find an avalanche. That's how you save people in avalanche. You stick a stick till you hit it. Wow. Yeah. My coat has one of those avalanche trackers in it. So you don't even need a stick. Very important in Fargo. That's good.
00:07:16
Speaker
ah i Hey, Jeff, what's question three?
Fantasy Football Insights and Team Discussions
00:07:20
Speaker
um How did the tight end pickups this week stack up against week 11s? Week 11... What was the week 11 pickup? Yeah, we had a pickup on week 11 that scored 40.62 points and cost zero dollars.
00:07:40
Speaker
um So this week we had three tight end pickups during the the free agency period. Will Disley for $9. He racked up 6.7 points. um Dallas Goddard for $0, 3.9 points and Hunter Henry ah for $0 and 6.9 points. So week 11 still the best tight end pickup week we've seen so far.
00:08:07
Speaker
Is that infinite value when you spend $0 on somebody? It's infinite. It's infinite. Your dollars per point, infinite. Hard to beat infinite. Yeah. Yeah, I do the opposite approach. I draft ah Travis Kelsey or someone high, and then I don't have to worry about tight ends the rest of the season, good or bad. and yeah i Yeah, I kept Sam LaPorta, and ah then I picked up Taysom Hill for 40 points, 62 points.
00:08:38
Speaker
There you go. Hey, Nick, didn't you lose last week in part because Travis Kelsey got 1.8? Yeah, i that that helped. ah But I'm going to blame more mainly Stefan Diggs and ah ah ah T Higgins for getting hurt. And then Bijon Robinson being on a buy was kind of tough with my weak receiver group. So I'll give the Swifties a break this week.
00:09:06
Speaker
You know Higgins would have played. I mean, Bijon would have played if he could have. Hey, that's the end of Q's and C's. Uh, it's time for your favorite segment in mind, the me-older minute.
00:09:23
Speaker
Nick, this is where we spend one minute talking about the Vikings game. Uh, I hope you watched it because I didn't. Ready, gentlemen? Go. All right, Bears Viking round one in Chicago. um I didn't start watching until the second quarter. um Jones fumbled at the two, at the Chicago's two. Couple drives stalled out, Chicago scored. Now Addison caught one for touchdown. Thanks, Matt Maxa. um Big cock Hawk appears to have not been involved. um Caleb threw a bunch of hiss missiles to Keenan Allen. Fox has been,
00:09:58
Speaker
Piss poor on replays, on air, but saved the good ones for after commercial breaks. ah Vikes forgot about Justin Jefferson, up 11, but Caleb Piss missile Williams tied it. The onside kick to the Bears was a shit show. Both teams sucked in overtime, but Vikes got the field goal of helping the Bears save their draft position.
00:10:20
Speaker
I think we've got 10 seconds left on the Mueller Minute. You got anything to say? 5% of the game because I was doing leaf cleanup and hanging Christmas lights, but i yeah the the Vikings did block a Bears field goal, which is pretty funny after what happened the previous week.
00:10:36
Speaker
Thank you, Nick. Thank you, Jeff. That's been the Mueller Minute. Tune in next time to hear the fastest NFL recap on the waves. I mean, we got to, we got to give Max a lot of credit here. He, uh, he wrote most of that in the discord for, wow yeah. Wow. Hence all the big cock and piss missiles and You know, other imagery. Hey, hey you that's how they talk out there on the frontier. that Yeah. You don't want to waste time with like poetry. You know, they go straight for the nuts. I mean, piss missile's funny. It is. Got me thinking of, you know, cause it's the holidays. What about piss missile toe? You know, like combine the two. Yeah. I don't know about kissing in the piss missile toe.
00:11:31
Speaker
Hmm. you don't know it till you try it. It's true. I said me older minute was my favorite segment, but it's not. I was lying. So let's add that to corrections next week, Jeffrey. Yeah. ah My favorite segment of the show is, of course, five. Five questions.
00:11:54
Speaker
Five questions.
00:11:59
Speaker
Incredible, Jeff. That's the best vocoder we've heard yet. it's but you do When you give he yourself a little bit of time to actually get it right. Wow. Appreciate you bringing that out for my... I didn't even put any batteries in it. Wow. Yep. It's powered by Will. Yeah. Sheer Will. Sheer Will.
Nick's Humorous Takes and 'The Wire' Discussion
00:12:22
Speaker
Hey, Nick, I know you've been listening to the show, so we got six questions lined up for you. Yep.
00:12:27
Speaker
You know, you can eliminate one or we can move quickly and you can get them all. It's up to you, okay? ah We can move quickly, I guess. All right. He likes it, Jeff. He likes all six. Let's do it. Guilty pleasure band or performer. This is the one I'll move the quickest on. I could have eliminated it. I don't like that huge music guy. Don't totally love, you know. them So I'd just say just any trashy pop song would be the guilty pleasure. Can you sing one for us?
00:12:59
Speaker
No, because I really don't care that much about music. No! God! That thing we always thought I know the lyrics to is Metallica's Sad But True. And that hasn't changed from when I was 16 years old till now. I think that's like the only song lyrics I know. What song I was Steve Carelli. Metallica's Sad But True. Hmm.
00:13:25
Speaker
I think that that's the only songs lyrics I could actually tell you. Wow. I think Steve Carell made it clear that your answer is incorrect. Yes, I i i i thought that'd be the panel's reaction. Hey, Nick. um You know, I'm about to get on the road one of these days so and live there for a while. So what's your favorite or or an ideal USA, US s say u s vacation spot? So I'd have to, I love Black Hills is a good one for the family, but we actually went to Yellowstone, I guess maybe two years ago, two years ago now. And Yellowstone is actually better than better than I expected. So I kind of expected it to, I don't know, be a little cliched or replay, but it was actually more amazing than I thought it would be. So I'd love to go back there and and I'd love to go to more places out west. So thanks, Nick.
00:14:22
Speaker
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00:14:47
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the Correct. surprising movie you've never seen So I don't know if it's surprising, but is it surprising that you haven't ever seen the any Harry Potter movie?
00:14:59
Speaker
Jeff, have you seen all the Harry Potter movies? I have. Yeah, multiple times. I've seen it to people, especially me having kids, but we're all about the same age, right? So Harry Potter was like baby stuff when we were teenagers. Yeah. So that was the thing that little kids were into when we were teenagers or young 20-year-olds or whatever. So it's like I had zero interest and have had no interest in seeing a Harry Potter movie or reading a Harry Potter book. Didn't get my kids on Harry Potter.
00:15:29
Speaker
That's probably, most people probably aren't like that, I guess. You can, this only counts as an answer if you can name one Harry Potter movie. Uh, Harry Potter, I don't know, or the, uh, they're good so far. They're something like the Astrilla can or something. Yeah, I was like, right, like, like the, the curse of the Astrilla.
00:15:56
Speaker
the Asim a camera can. I hate that shit. The prisoner of Azkaban. Yep. Is that the prisoner of Azkaban? Okay, yeah I knew there was something of something Azkaban-a-abra.
00:16:10
Speaker
You could have gone with Sorcerer's Stone, but no, you went for the curse of the Azerbaijan. Is that the last one? Is that the latest one? Is that why? Oh my God. The latest. It ended 15 years ago. ah The latest one. well okay Clearly this is a shocking movie that I've never seen. sir well well I think since Jeff and I have seen every single one of those films, we will give it to you. Congratulations. You got the point.
00:16:40
Speaker
I don't give the music. I gotta hear that banger again. Correct. Correct. Correct. Correct. Correct. Correct. Correct. I think you found Nick's new ringtone. Yeah. so I'll send it to you offline.
00:16:57
Speaker
he won't He won't answer an email on his phone, and now, with this ringtone, he won't even answer a call. Because that's how it slaps. no You don't want it to stop. yeah Hey, call me again, right? yeah Answer it, hang up. and Hey, Nick, what's your what's your favorite random social media wormhole?
00:17:25
Speaker
So I guess ah the quick answer is Wikipedia, but I don't know if that counts, you know? Because I don't know. I need a subject. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Because it's everything in anything. Megafauna, continents, islands, inland waterways. But I guess that doesn't count. So. Megafauna? Oh, yeah. like What the fuck is megafauna? Yeah. Like large animals. Like anything on Wikipedia. You can just breed it for hours. But if that's too broad,
00:17:52
Speaker
plus again get the The true answer is a little dark just kind of anything from like a wormhole would be conflict stuff on ah Twitter like Syria ah Now Ukraine Russia, you know and direct video feeds what's actually going on. Yeah, that shit's crazy Oh my god, pretty pretty amazing that you can and just follow people and see all kinds of crazy stuff So that that would that would be the social media wormhole answer, I guess a dark correct got co
00:18:23
Speaker
It's nice to be validated. Hey, Nick. I never thought we could pick up from the dark place Nick took us to, but I'm back, baby. I thought you were going to know, but I'll take it. Uh, what is the largest animal you could knock out with one punch? Yeah, yeah. And and and as you know, people have taken this many ways now, oh as the season has progressed. This question is so exciting, right? and And as I've been listening to other people answer, I've kind of done the same progression, right? Thinking about this seriously. Okay, large dog, then, you know, female deer, right? I mean, that seems right, but... do
00:18:59
Speaker
The correct answer was like the definitive answer was almost come to, and then it was squandered. The correct, it's giraffe, right? And then with Brian chickening out into like ostrich, like those things are like little colossal raptors. Those things are going to rip you apart, but not but the correct answer, I can knock out a giraffe. So like the follow up is how do you get to the head? Easy. Go to the Minnesota Zoo,
00:19:27
Speaker
Hold out a bag of stupid lettuce that they give you for $5. All the kids are crowded around, right? You push a three-year-old out of the way, knock a seven-year-old out of the way, push a stroller out of the way, hold that leafy lettuce there, and just punch it right in the face.
00:19:47
Speaker
her Okay. All right. Well, it's a good thing we only have... Correct. Correct. Correct. Correct. Correct. out It's a good thing we only have six to nine listeners, otherwise...
00:20:02
Speaker
i Feel bad given its answer because it's like it's like being out like family feud or jeopardy or whatever where like the person like answers it wrong but then they like feel dumb because they knew the answer they immediately then like say the right answer, but it doesn't count because i feel like i feel like you You just price your prices right at them though you went you went yeah You know, like it's cheap, but draft is the answer. It was beautiful. I was so inspired when he was like going down that path and then he backed away. It was kinda sad, so im but I'll take it. Wow. um We're running short on time, so Nick, real quick, what's the ah what's your litmus test TV show? Yeah, I think, you know, I'm not gonna judge anyone over whether they like a TV show or not, but I think The Wire would be a good one.
00:20:50
Speaker
Because if you are a person who watches The Wire and enjoys it, then we're probably we could hang out and watch Conflict X Twitter videos together, right? So I think The Wire correct would be a pretty good list test.
00:21:11
Speaker
Jeff, have you seen The Wire? Oh, yeah. yeah i When The Wire came out, I didn't have HBO. ah And so I would buy the episodes on iTunes for like $1 or $1.99. You know, however long after they came out. um Wow. So even better, we were a Netflix 3 disk household.
00:21:35
Speaker
the um Yes, you were started that way for the Sopranos, right? So we could, you know, cause we started watching the Sopranos series while you're watching the series, right? The original binge watching. Well, you got to do that. You got to be in the three disc plan with Netflix. So you, so at the minimum you can go from one disc to the second disc, mail in that other disc, get that third disc up. So, yeah. So you can cross the streams. Yep. So in and out three disc plan. That's a good, that's a good back. Uh, but what are they, what was it going to be? Mixer fit. Flixster. Right. Yeah. Yeah.
00:22:06
Speaker
they made they They made the wrong choice with the streaming thing. They did. They should have kept that company going. Well, you'll be happy to know that I'm about a third of the way through season five of The Wire, so I'm almost there. Or you can almost be friends. Yes. I love this show. I just don't want it to end, and I do that a lot. But we don't have time for that. Thanks, Nick. That's been... Five questions.
00:22:36
Speaker
question us but Jeff, how many points did Nick get? she got He got five points. He got five points. He answered six questions. He got five points. That's not bad. That is not bad. No, it's more prize than me. Hey, Jeff, before we go on to one thing, do we have any voicemails this week? We do. We do. I just have one thing. oop That's the wrong one. That's the wrong one. um like but me I just want to remind people ah that that we've been working on this question. um it be nice drop after my class dance you know And then last week, Tom gave an answer. And his answer was, go talk to your mom. Nick, do you do have an answer? or Yeah, you you know i I've heard this saga, as some have called it, going on for the last couple of weeks. and
00:23:38
Speaker
You know, I kind of feel compelled that it it's time to answer the question. And, um, you know, as a parent, I kind of find it's best to when there's tough subjects come up, just be honest and direct. So when mommy really loves daddy, okay. Um, she lets daddy put his penis in her vagina. Okay.
00:24:01
Speaker
Um, three seconds later, a big mess gets made. Uh-huh. And then nine months later, you show up. Okay. Okay. Yeah. All right. All right. we We do have this as well. My mom says... that that means... my dad... my dad is in trouble. Well...
00:24:30
Speaker
That's what she says. Yeah. So in this scenario, mommy calls something on her person trouble. In this scenario, going there is trouble, a lifetime of trouble. Yes.
00:24:53
Speaker
Well, thanks, Nick. i that That was news to me. I didn't hear that at all. But now that you answered it that way, I can see how you might have heard that in the original question. ah but Yeah. Yeah, i'm I'm just here to answer the questions.
00:25:11
Speaker
That's right. Well, that's the end of our segment known as Seven Questions. Thank you. Thank you, Nicholas. We got to get on to one thing. Nick, this is where Jeff and I have prepared one thing to say about each of the fantasy matchups. ah Feel free to jump in whenever, wherever we're meant to be together. Okay. Jeff. Jeff, what's the divisional show ah picture looking like? Yeah, it's currently 16 to 5. Lebowski's in the lead.
00:25:40
Speaker
um Which is convenient, because this week we do have a five head-to-head match-up situation.
Fantasy League Updates and Playoff Picture
00:25:48
Speaker
So a good chance for Lebowski to take a commanding lead this week. Also a good chance for us to go over. Self. Yeah. my My bad there. ah First up, we have the nickel alloy house, nay chromium, pure nay tungsten house. Okay. Versus the pure shit house.
00:26:11
Speaker
Oh, sure. Yeah. Um, so in this much anticipated and hotly contested but ah showdown, the thunk versus max of battle was dead on arrival. Thanks to this week's buys would have been more fun to see the, uh, the, the competing stack of burrow versus Higgins. But maybe this week's result leads to max and mixing the playoffs and we can see it there. Wow.
00:26:38
Speaker
ah Nick, I appreciate your commitment to hold on to Captain Kirk for your QB1's bye week in the final regular season game. Yep. That's going to be the key to victory. It is. If only it was the key to victory this week, boys. That, you know, this this shallow bench is difficult. I'm just shocked and, well, thrilled that Lamar Jackson's actually been playing in every single game this year, so I'll i'll take it.
00:27:07
Speaker
MVP she's been sick and By sick he means really really healthy. Yeah Yeah, right first year. He has been sick i Hey Nick it hurts when I pee Oh, I'm sorry. Also, it's time to recap. It hurts when I pee versus no game scheduled. This is a divisional showdown Jeff I'm glad Phil doesn't have to see the seasons where he most her performances this guy fucking sucks now It'd probably break Phil's heart Very sad. Yeah, those those keepers really They're really special Jay rod keeps
00:27:48
Speaker
Jayrod keeps being involved in very close games. And in that way, he feels like the mirror image of my team because he actually has a winning record. The last five games for Jarrett's no game scheduled have been decided by an average of 2.372 fantasy points. The last five games, gentlemen, it's remarkable that he was formerly walking wounded and now he has no game scheduled.
00:28:20
Speaker
Well, this one, uh, this one did go point Lebowski. Boom. That's 1715, my guys. The vastly superior league as drafted by Andy Ninja.
00:28:33
Speaker
he yeah Yeah, plus one to that. um the next The next matchup is the 501st versus the Kuznug, also a divisional showdown. Zoe could have gone to the stack with Pop Douglas and the Rare Drake may start, um which statisticians will point out would have optimized his his lineup. um The stack and super stack are powerful tools that should be wielded when possible.
00:29:01
Speaker
A three-game win streak for Zach comes to an end and Tim avenges his week nine loss. um Among the two games, Zach has a 12-point edge. These guys could meet for a third time in the playoffs if they can hold the line. Points expect to lose. to lose toss So we're back to 17-16. Yep, 17-16. Next up, we have the best worst team versus DXFugs8.
00:29:32
Speaker
Another divisional matchup. Current power rankings have the best worst team at 489.65 points and Ohio Mark at 491.88, meaning the best worst needs to make one or two moves to close that gap. That gap could be the difference between the best worst making or missing the last playoff spot on Lebowski's side of the ledger.
00:29:55
Speaker
So you're telling me there's a chance? Yep. I think the best worst, you know, scoring 131 points is pretty much, you know, staying true to name, right? Stay the life. Definitely true to name. Deontay Johnson's on a four game tear. I tear in a hole in Kurt's chances. I'm surprised that 55% of teams still have him rostered.
00:30:21
Speaker
He was boomer bust before the trade and now just bust. Kurt was the had the most surprising team of the first half this season. Will he surprise us again? Or will he be making toast? Point Lebowski. Did you guys see that Deontay Johnson actually had a ball go right through his hands in the game last night? No.
00:30:45
Speaker
Yeah, that's actually, there's there's a clip relevant to that episode. The ball was thrown at once and it bounced right off his hands or through him. And because he was only targeted once, that was the only throw he got. well ah I believe so. Does it count as a target if you turn your hands into a big arm circle and just let it go through?
00:31:08
Speaker
Yeah, I think, yeah, he puts his hands out to catch him, but they're forming two L's because he's a loser. Oh. That's good. Make a star be a star. That's what Coach always said. Right, Nick? Right, Jeff? Yes. How are you guys doing? We learned that on the yellow stingers in sixth grade, right? Exactly. Exactly. Yeah, so that one was point, yeah.
00:31:36
Speaker
So that gives you 18? I think so. 18. 18 to 16. All right. All right. Next up, we got Yellow Jackets versus my mama Wipes his ass. You got to say it fast. Wipes his ass. Wipes his ass. OK. Cody knows math. He knew that starting this week, he had to win out on points to have a mathematical chance at the playoffs, while no game scheduled also has to drop every possible point. Median included, Ekam.
00:32:02
Speaker
What did Cody do? He got both points whilst knowing no game scheduled had lost had lost their will to live living. What? yeah Had lost their will to live losing both points in week 12. Does the streak continue? Yeah, I raked out my fucking self, man. here and Jesus Christ.
00:32:25
Speaker
You didn't read it. Anyone can write words, well but reading them is hard. Yep. Jeff, your defense scored two fewer points than everyone on your team except the quarterback. And your quarterback scored more points than everyone on the team except the defense. But have no fear. This was only your fifth worst team performance of the season. take I take solace in the fact that expect to lose to us didn't lose any points on this one.
00:32:56
Speaker
Nope, but we'll see how it turns out on the next one. The Steel House ah versus the NBA. ah Is Caleb Williams on an end of the season tear, I ask? ah Why I said that, I don't know. They fired the OC and decided to let Caleb cook. The Vikings had a vaunted defense going into the matchup and Caleb found his way through the thorns. Detroit has lost six defensive starters including their top three defensive ends and their middle linebacker defensive captain so far this season.
00:33:27
Speaker
49ers have four starters out on defense, then Sota again, then Detroit again, with the fantasy playoffs ending against Seattle. Does Ekam ride Caleb to the title? that's That's what I want to know, guys. so What do you think, Nick? Not a Caleb Williams fan. a the You would be if he was on your fantasy team. Yeah. Ekam announcing...
00:33:56
Speaker
fire Ekam announcing himself by defeating the top seed and claiming a playoff spot. Spoiler alert, ah the two seed. Congratulations, you're in the playoffs.
00:34:09
Speaker
yes that The two seed at present, he's he is the two seeded present and hasn't spent a dime of his waiver budget. Maybe this week he'll ask what the fantasy money is all about.
00:34:28
Speaker
That would be a ah point. Expect to lose to us. I'm just looking forward to playing Steelhouse in the playoffs and losing to him. That's just, uh, it's written in the stars. Don't, don't we all don't, we are. Lastly, we have Ohio Mark versus what's my AJ again.
00:34:48
Speaker
Well, hey, the longest perfect bench streak of the season is he comes at three. With Brian having a two-week run of perfect of a perfect bench going, he definitely left one bench spot open this week. He benched Jay Love to start Jay Herbs at quarterback, which was a good call.
00:35:05
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I was worried with the Tampa Bay defense putting up 11.05 off the bench, but Denver came through with 11.1. Then McBride a tight end with 19.3, stellar. And it topped Janu Smith's 19.2 on the bench. But the flex spot had a paltry 8.45 from a dinged up Austin Eckler, meaning Eakim can pop the bubbly again. His we his three week stretch still lives on at the top.
00:35:36
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Jeff, this segment's called one thing and just because you don't use the period punctuation yeah doesn't mean it isn't five things. Okay. Okay. ah I mean, if we're doing size matters here on the outline, yours definitely wins. Here's my attempt at one thing. a Small bench energy for the other Nick.
00:36:02
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Brian was involved in some sort of trade. Did anyone pay attention to that? Was it, I don't even know who was involved. Was it before last week? Do you guys remember? Yeah, Jared, he traded with Jared. Oh, what'd they do? Jared gave up a running back for a wide receiver.
00:36:23
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See, Brian, it doesn't matter. Nobody cares. But you got the victory. I just want to know if that player helped him win. Oh, I don't... hello That would have been good to research before the show. Yeah, could ah we could have done that research.
00:36:39
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ah The divisional point goes to expect too loose. So, ah expect won the week 3-2, meaning season long we are knotted up at 18 and 18. Median seems to be the theme here, doesn't it, Nick? Yes. Of the entire season? Well, for certain teams. The ones that lose in their name. Oh, that's true.
00:37:07
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so Hey, we got two awards to check in on in the playoff picture, then we're out of here. Ekam and Thunker are back and forth on most points four. It was Ekam three weeks ago and then Thunk two weeks, now it's back to Ekam. Nick, what's your plan to win the most points four prize this season, if any? Kirk Cousins, baby.
00:37:35
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I'm going to seek men either at the flex spot. I'm going to figure out a way to get them. You know, Lamar Jackson keeps playing well. Somehow, some way, Kirk Cousins is going to be all what matters in that most points forward. You want to get that slash T, yeah you know, slash slash W. Yeah. Next award update is worst manager. We have plenty of runners up.
00:38:01
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But the question is, will anyone else botch two more games to take the crown from me? ah Tiebreakers go to the games where you would have won against your opponent's optimal matchup. That's why we color code. um Cody, Matt, and I have two games where we would have beat our opponent's optimal matchup. But I have one extra game where where I would have won if I just got my hat out of my ass.
00:38:30
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um Go to Rules Talk to find the link to the spreadsheet. You can all check in on ah where you stand in the season awards.
00:38:44
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Lastly, we have a playoff picture update. Jeff. ah Little Lebowski, first place, Tom, second place, Thunk, third place, Kuznuk, fourth place, oh, Highmark. Nick, just so you know, you currently have a three-point edge on ah on the last last spot in the playoffs. So if you maintain that three-point edge this week, you clinch a playoff spot. Yeah. that's But like, i yeah maybe I'm overlooking things. I know I'm going to make the playoffs and then lose to would whatever point I play Steelhouse. So, you know. so Okay, okay. On the expect-to-lose side, we have Ekam, followed by What's My Age Again, ah followed by Tim, followed by Jaret. All four of those teams are above 500.
00:39:38
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How many of my teams are above 500? Oh, thanks, Jeff. yep I feel like that note hasn't changed in a long time. It doesn't doesn't appear to have. ah Congratulations, Tom and Ekam, you are...
00:40:01
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locked into the elections you're in into playoff first
00:40:07
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I was looking for something else there, sorry. That's okay, aren't we all? Hey Nick, you got any final thoughts today? Nah, just thrilled to be here. It's been a great experience. It's really what dreams are made out of. Wow. And mid maybe I'll post about it in Thunk only, we'll see. Wow.
00:40:26
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Jeff, anything else that you'd like to share this week? Uh, no, I got nothing. Hey guys, be sure to log into the Yahoo app, um, once a week and see if you have any players out questionable or otherwise, uh, do yourselves a favor, log in, you know, Thursday, Thursday after work, um, Sunday morning.
00:40:51
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You know, maybe even Monday after work. Just pay a little bit of attention. It's, uh, it's the playoff crunch. And, um, and it's worth this extra time as we approach seven and 17, like Andy has at a at the very minimum, very minimal. It's worth the time and effort. He keeps trying to pull off that draw versus the media and just not making it. Mm-hmm.
00:41:19
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We know you have plenty of options when choosing a league specific fantasy football podcast. We thank you for choosing ours. Tune in next week when our guests will be. Oh yeah. Zach Attack. Thanks Nick.