Slamingo Cup Recap - Week Two

Week Two Recap

Pittmaneuvered Carr (130.2) beat Diggs' My Own Grave (116.98) without the help of Tyreek Hill this week, and yes, only getting 12 points from Tyreek may as well be without him. Tee Higgins and Gabe Davis blew up for Diggs' My Own Grave, but that didn't matter much when losing the the tight-end battle by nearly 20 points. Henry is a Top-8 back so far this year, but it doesn't feel like it when he's splitting carries with his backup and has yet to crack 20 points this year. Maybe this week will be the breakout game of the season; doubt it, but maybe.

Bed Bath & Bijan (144.14) beat Jason's Fine Team (93.82), who was the extremely early favorite for top team in the league after dropping 135 points in week one. Jalen Hurts and Devonta Smith bounced back big this week, really putting the pressure on Bad Bath & Bijan early in the matchup. Thankfully for Bed Bath & Bijan, the only other player to show up for Jason was the Cowboys DST. Three players were responsible for Bed Bath & Bijan's win this week; Keenan Allen, Saquon Barkley, and Daniel Jones. When you can get an elite quarterback responsible for running an elite offense, you just have to pull the trigger.

Good new and bad news for Boats and Younghoes (105.6). They more than doubled their score from week one, but it still wasn't enough to beat Make America Gronk Again (120.9) earned their first win of the season. Make America Gronk Again ignored every sensible decision and was still able to pull out a win this week despite playing Deshaun Watson over Kirk Cousins; a 14 point swing that would've made them the 2nd highest scoring team of the week. The smart play for Boats and Younghoes was to bench Christian Kirk after his abysmal week one, but I'm sure seeing him outscore Jamaal Williams as much as he did, had to hurt.

Taco Corp (135.26) destroyed HotChubbTimeMachine (76.24) with the biggest blowout of the season so far. Even HotChubbTimeMachine's perfect lineup would've gotten smoked by 40 points. Tony Pollard came out strong for HotChubbTimeMachine so they can feel good about their first round pick; can't say the same for the rest of their draft though. Thanks to a Josh Allen bounce back and Christian McCafferey being a cheat code, Taco Corp was able to put together a dominate week despite benching their waiver wire prize, breakout WR of the year, Puka Nacua.

In the closest matchup of the week, Wide Right (97.84) narrowly beat Swiftly Pierce her Anus (90.68). Wide Right's George Pickens and Swiftly Pierce her Anus' CeeDee Lamb were the only standouts on either side of the matchup. This felt like both teams trying not to lose instead of trying to win this week. After Brian Robinson came out in week one and proved he was the RB to own in Washington, Wide Right decided he wanted none of his fantasy points this week. Somehow though, not the worst mistake in the matchup; Swiftly decides to Bench their namesake who was thrust into the Eagles starting role and ran for career high yards.

If the last matchup was both teams trying not to lose, this matchup was just straight up Herb Your Enthusiasm (74.5) trying to lose less than Bye (57.06). Living up to their name, Bye had both of their RBs combine for 4.6 points this week, or less than Herb's TE. That's not to let Herb Your Enthusiasm off the hook though, they only had two players crack double digit points, luckily for them they didn't need much to beat Bye.

Week Three Preview

We've got three teams coming into this week trying to sweep their first round of divisional games; Bed Bath & Bijan (2-0-0), Pittmaneuvered Carr (2-0-0), and Herb Your Enthusiasm (2-0-0) taking on Make America Gronk Again (1-1-0), HotChubbTimeMachine (1-1-0), and Swiftly Pierce her Anus (0-2-0), respectively. Bed Bath & Bijan and Pitmaneuvered Carr are riding the momentum from week two into these matchups, while Herb Your Enthusiasm is riding the luckiest streak in the league. I'm sure this will end poorly for all three.

Bye (1-1-0) and Wide Right (1-1-0) are looking to break their tie, but with their luck will again be the only two teams in the history of the league to end their matchup in a tie and go into week four at 1-1-1.

Two of the leagues bottom feeders in Boats and Younghoes (0-2-0) and Diggs' My Own Grave (0-2-0) are facing off against two of the stronger teams that could have been 2-0 themselves in Jason's Fine Team (1-1-0) and Taco Corp (1-1-0). I'd like to say the bottom feeder's luck will change, but I wouldn't count on it.

Standings

Record PF Luck %
1. Pittmaneuvered My Ford (2-0-0) 234.84 18.2
2. Bed Bath & Bijan (2-0-0) 227.20 36.4
3. Herb Your Enthusiasm (2-0-0) 164.86 63.6
4. Jason's Fine Team (1-1-0) 228.22 -18.2
5. Taco Corp (1-1-0) 220.80 -18.2
6. Make America Gronk Again (1-1-0) 209.26 -13.6
7. I’m Not Having Fun (1-1-0) 187.68 -4.5
8. Wide Right (1-1-0) 182.08 9.1
9. Little Buff Boys (1-1-0) 151.16 13.6
10. Diggs' My Own Grave (0-2-0) 191.46 -40.9
11. Swiftly Pierce her Anus (0-2-0) 154.34 -18.2
12. Boats and Younghoes (0-2-0) 150.32 -27.3

Power Rankings

All Play Optimal Coach %
1. Pittmaneuvered My Ford (+2) (18-4) 272.64 86.1
2. Bed Bath & Bijan (+6) (14-8) 254.70 89.2
3. Jason's Fine Team (-2) (15-7) 253.02 90.2
4. Taco Corp (+3) (15-7) 253.18 87.2
5. Make America Gronk Again (+1) (14-8) 235.02 89.0
6. I’m Not Having Fun (-4) (12-10) 230.74 81.3
7. Wide Right (+2) (9-13) 243.36 74.8
8. Herb Your Enthusiasm (-3) (8-14) 197.16 83.6
9. Diggs' My Own Grave (+1) (9-13) 229.58 83.4
10. Little Buff Boys (-6) (8-14) 212.06 71.3
11. Boats and Younghoes (+1) (6-16) 231.26 65.0
12. Swiftly Pierce her Anus (-1) (4-18) 197.14 78.3

Week Two Results

W/L PF Optimal Coach %
1. Bed Bath & Bijan W 144.14 158.64 90.9
2. Taco Corp W 135.26 153.16 88.3
3. Pittmaneuvered My Ford W 130.20 145.60 89.4
4. Make America Gronk Again W 120.90 138.56 87.3
5. Wide Right W 97.84 137.22 71.3
6. Herb Your Enthusiasm W 74.50 79.70 93.5
7. Diggs' My Own Grave L 116.98 123.08 95.0
8. Boats and Younghoes L 105.60 138.36 76.3
9. Jason's Fine Team L 93.82 108.82 86.2
10. Swiftly Pierce her Anus L 90.68 132.08 68.7
11. I’m Not Having Fun L 76.24 96.34 79.1
12. Little Buff Boys L 57.06 89.22 64.0
Slamingo Cup Awards - Week Two
Biggest Blowout
Taco Corp def.
I’m Not Having Fun (59.02)
Closest Victory
Wide Right def.
Swiftly Pierce her Anus (7.16)
Highest Scorer
Bed Bath & Bijan
144.14pts
Lowest Scorer
Little Buff Boys
57.06pts
Overacheiving Team
Bed Bath & Bijan
137.4% of projection
Underacheiving Team
Little Buff Boys
63.0% of projection
Best Coach
Diggs' My Own Grave
95.0% of optimal
Worst Coach
Little Buff Boys
64.0% of optimal
Best Starting QB
Daniel Jones (31.74)
Bed Bath & Bijan
Best Starting RB
Raheem Mostert (25.20)
Make America Gronk Again
Best Starting WR
Keenan Allen (27.10)
Bed Bath & Bijan
Best Starting TE
T.J. Hockenson (22.10)
Pittmaneuvered My Ford
Worst Starting QB
Trevor Lawrence (9.24)
I’m Not Having Fun
Worst Starting RB
Dalvin Cook (-0.30)
Jason's Fine Team
Worst Starting WR
Darnell Mooney (0.0)
Little Buff Boys
Worst Starting TE
Pat Freiermuth (0.70)
Jason's Fine Team
Best Benched QB
Kirk Cousins (28.56)
Make America Gronk Again
Best Benched RB
Brian Robinson (27.90)
Wide Right
Best Benched WR
Mike Evans (26.10)
Bed Bath & Bijan
Best Benched TE
Sam LaPorta (8.80)
Wide Right