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Week 1 in the Books

The first week of the 2025 season is in the books and there are more questions than answers for most fantasy managers. Questions such as, are the Lions bad again? Are the Jets good? Does anyone know why Frank used 71% of his FAAB budget in week 1 (especially when he could have bid like $10 and had the same result)? Hopefully these questions and more will be answered sooner rather than later.

Speaking of Johnston I am certain we all had him, Zay Flowers, and Emeka Egbuka as the top 3 fantasy WR coming out of week 1. Other fun tidbits from this week's power ranking research:

Jacoby Croskey-Merrit is PFF's top rated RB for week 1
D.J. Moore's fumble cost at least 112 teams a fantasy win
Rich Gannon (1,258 yards) is the #24 all time leading rusher for the Raiders just behind Marshawn Lynch (1,267 yards)
Tyreek Hill is still a POS

Maybe week 2 will bring clarity, or just more reasons for us to blow our FAAB on potential and claim our line-ups are stacked. Good luck all and catch you in week 3.

Totally Rational Power Rankings Week 2

(+2) To Infinity & Bijan (1-0) - Bijan and Co continue to roll just like they did last year. All but 1 skill player ranked in the top 20 for their respective position rankings and the number 3 RB for the week was even left on the bench! This team currently looks like the one to beat (at least before bye weeks start).
(+2) Shaner (2x Champ) (1-0) - Bucky may not have gotten off to the hottest of starts but Lamar sure did (fantasy wise). JSN is currently sitting with an incredible 56.5% target share, and looks poised to be a top 5 fantasy WR this year. Croskey-Merrit may actually turn out to be the steal of the draft, (week 1 and overacting... nah?) Posting the third highest score of the week this team looks capable of repeating the 110+ score weekly.
(-2) Ballbusters (0-1) - As a reminder, this is a power ranking, not a standings recap, hence why a team with a losing record is at this spot. If Kittle plays 1 more drive, this L flips to a W. Kittle going on IR isn't even the biggest question for this team but rather, do we continue to start Hill (as of writing I just meant because the Miami offense sucks, not because he sucks as a person but there is that too) or old man Keenan Allen who is looking like his old self upon returning to the Chargers.
(+1) Jefferson Aeroplane (1-0) - A win is a win but with combined 14.10 points from $97 dollars in draft capital does not bode will for continued success. With Purdy doing his best Brock Osweiler impression and Chuba still playing for the Panthers, there is a good chance this team finds the bottom of the list real quick.
(+2) Like a Good Nabers (1-0) - This just in; Derrick Henry is good at football, the Giants might just be the worse team in the league, and running two WRs from Green Bay may actually be a viable strategy. All that said, this rating is predicated on Bowers being healthy. Should that not be the case then I may have to move Dbacks77 even higher...
(-2) Burrows Over Hoes (0-1) - This is where I lose everyone with this ranking, putting the team that scored the lowest score this week at the 6 spot. Honestly though, this team isn't that bad. Maybe this is what we see the rest of the season from Montgomery and the Lions but I refuse to believe Burrow, Barkley and Smith repeat week 1's performances. Maybe next week if its Deja Vu all over again, then I drop them to "cheeksville."
(+5) Dbacks77 (1-0) - I questioned the efficacy of having multiple Jets and Saints on the same starting roster, what I forgot to consider was Josh Allen. On any other team, he would be league winner, here I think he keeps Frank from being Sacko. With London possibly missing a game and Olave permanently "Questionable", it will be interesting to see where this team finds the other 60+ points needed to win weekly.
(+1) TakinMyTalents2Manila (1-0) - How does the rhyme go? Zay Flowers bring Week 1 wins? Something like that. While it is still early in the season, I think there is an outside shot that Flowers could be a top 10 WR this year. Sam LaPorta continued to look great (fantasy wise at least, mustache wise not so much) and if Puka remains healthy (big if) this team has a chance to be a .500 team.
(+2) BucketOFsauce (0-1) - Mahomes to Kelce 9 years on, can still produce. If King Henry hadn't hard carried, there was a real shot of the Sauce finding a win for the first time in 38 weeks. Between Brown, Pearsall, Higgins, and Swift, someone is bound to collect yards and when two of them do, we may see a W or two before too long.
(-2) Mormon Super Soakers (0-1) - Two of your top three points getters for the team this week have a combined 2 NFL games played. Add in Jonathan Taylor sitting in the 2nd half because Miami only brought their special teams to Indianapolis and you can mark off the first loss of the season. If T Law continues to be mid personified and Egbuka doesn't score multiple times a game, this may not be the last L this team suffers.
(-5) Hold My Ladds (0-1) - I though this team was going to be hard to judge but with Worthy out for a while, I think placing them close to the bottom is a much saner call. Positive takeaways, Omarion Hampton looked to get lead back touches and McConkey appears to a solid keeper. Hopefully McCaffrey's legs don't fall off... if they (read when they) do its going to make for a very rough season for the Ladds.
(-2) Gibbs Some (0-1) - Starting with the positives, Keon Coleman looked like a bonafide WR1 Sunday night. If only they had started Fields instead of Nix, then they... still would have lost by 11. Even the best hypothetical lineup would not have been good enough to secure the win this week and I think that is a major red flag. This team needs a lot of help and I don't see where it can come from.

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Totally Rational Power Rankings Week 1

Techmobowl - I think there are a few clear winners from the draft and I feel the ballbusters’ two-headed giant put in a very strong draft. If Jayden avoids the sophomore slump and Chase Brown maintains top 10 RB form then I expect this team to be in the upper part of the power rankings most of the year. That does not mean there aren't a few questions on the roster, can Evans legs hold up? Can Tyreek's QB stay healthy enough to make him a real fantasy weapon? Is a 30 year old RB with a bad knee going to survive the season? A few bad breaks and this rating takes a huge nose dive.
Shaner (2x Champ) - Lamar Jackson + Bucky Iriving is an incredible 1, 2 punch. The thing is, this team continues the combo with a 3rd, 4th, and 5th hit, Metcalf, Thomas, and JSN. This team could score 130+ a week easy.
To Infinity & Bijan - if Marvin Harrison Jr. Makes the jump to a WR1, then this team could really compete for the title. The first line on this team are top tier, once you get past RB/WR2 though, there are some questions. Is Golden, really the golden child? How much do we trust the Dallas offense (17th in 2024)? Fun fact, somehow the Eagles fan ended up with more Cowboys (3) than the Cowboys fan (0!).
Burrows Over Hoes - Sometimes being a fanatic for a team is a detriment, sometimes it allows you to transcend the rules of keepers and snag Burrows for a reasonable price (we all know we would have pushed Mader to pay 50+). Alvin and Saquon are a great thunder and lightning RB combo (at least for the first 4 weeks…), incredibly this team has even more depth with Montgomery and Ekler in the wings. WR though will remain a question all year, some weeks Deebo and Devonta will put up 40, some weeks it will be 4.
Jefferson Aeroplane- was keeping Justin Jefferson for 57 dollars worth it? Maybe, or maybe J.J. isn't the truth in Minnesota. Maybe Brock Purdy’s WR corp will be a revolving door all season. This team has an incredible ceiling, it also has one of the lowest floors out there. Chuba does play for the Carolina Panthers and there is a real chance any player on the Browns just puts up a fantasy goose egg.
Hold My Ladds - This team may be named after Ladd but it will live or die on McCaffrey’s legs staying functional most of the year. This team is full of potential, from Murray to Worthy to Henderson to even Ladd. Will some of those mentioned show up? Probably. Will all, doubtful? Murray has only been inside the top 10 once in his career, Worthy was WR15 last year and Ladd was WR12. With two rookie RBs to compliment McCaffrey on this roster. I can already tell the team I am going to have the most trouble placing all year.
Like a Good Nabers - It frustrates me to no end how “fine” this team is. They are going to float around 5th-7th all season, make it to the playoffs based on points and somehow stumble into another championship game. Though I should note, the last time King Henry put up 300+ fantasy points in a season (2020), the next season he only played 8 games.
Mormon Super Soakers - the firepower on this team is stacked; it has Ja’marr Chase, Jonathan Taylor and… wait no, that's pretty much it. This team is going to struggle to stay above .500 but maybe Trevor Lawrence will ascend this year like Baker did last year? They will have a chance to win every week but Taylor isn't playing every game and I don't think Chase can put up 60+ every week. I don’t see any other consistent producer on this team (at this time), maybe by week 7 we will all be raving about George Pickens MVP year…
TakinMyTalens2Manila - Ever ask yourself, how good would my team look if I took all the viable WR2s? Probably not, but here we are (Puka may be 1st on the depth chart but we all know Adams is the WR1). I don’t see how this team consistently crosses the century mark week in and week out (The Avg Fantasy score for 2024 was 106.3) but maybe Ashton Jeanty is the next coming of Marcus Allen?
Gibbs Some - Nix, Gibbs, Jacobs, three solid players to start the roster, then it falls off a cliff into potential land. Is Coleman going to breakout in year 2? Can Michael Penix Jr. throw a deep ball to Mooney? Will Nico stay healthy enough to be the top 10 WR he could be? Lots of questions to start the year that have me hesitant to place this team any higher than 10th at this time.
BucketOFsauce - Team Retirement Home might be a better fit for this roster, with old man Kelce and Mahomes leading the group sessions. This team is a walking IR waiting to happen. Chubb’s rehabbed legs, Higgins ongoing ankle issues, and Williams propensity to suffer high ankle sprains. I hope no player gets injured but football is an incredibly unforgiving game and past injuries tend to lead to more injuries. Even if everyone stays healthy, who is putting up fantasy numbers? Outside Mahomes (18.35 ppg), no player averaged more than 15 ppg, and a QB really should be averaging 20+ a game for a roster to compete for a playoff spot.
Dbacks77 - Trey McBride going for 48 in a salary draft isn’t completely insane. You could make several compelling arguments for this spend. But when you look at the rest of the roster, I am left questioning what the hell happened. Two players from both the Jets and the Saints? (Both ranked in the 30s for team overall power rankings) and a starting RB that will most certainly be a rotation play at best. Allen, McBride, and London may combine for 50+ every week... but putting up 75 points a week isn’t going to get you a lot of W’s in this league.

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