11/15/2023 Takes
Hello and welcome to Hoff's Hot Takes. We are gonna go through a recap of each team through ten weeks, do an interview with Jake, and we will see who I think has the best chance to win the title. We are brought to you by Celtics vs. 76ers on ESPN, Lagunitas Little Sumpin Sumpin, and shrimp risotto. We are gonna start with Mr. Interview Man himself : Jake ->
Davies
Wins - Brendan, Jack, Fosco, Jim, Cirillo, Mickey
Losses - Jordan, Zach, Marco, K4
Points - 1177 (2/12)
Notes - DHS just lost a close game to K4 that would have pushed him up to 7-3 and a tie for second. At 6-4, he is averaging about 117 a game. Jake has been pushed by some big games by his Dolphins - Mostert and Tua. If Achane comes back and is speedy and good, Mostert's usage will drop, which is not good. He should only be a flex though, cause Mixon and Ekeler should be the starters. Diggs and Allen are both on pace for like 1400 yards and 10 TD. Imagine if Garrett Wilson had Aaron Rodgers, and not Zach Wilson throwing him the rock. We can also say that he should have beaten Jordan in week 1 when that game Aaron tore his ankle up three plays in. I think Davies is in the title game, and spoiler alert : when you get to the bottom of the article, you will see I have him in #1 position in my Power Rankings.
Jack
Wins - Cirillo, Mickey, K4, Fosco
Losses - Jim, Zach, Brendan, Jordan, Rieger, and Davies
Points - 1028 (8/12)
Notes - Hurts and the Eagles have been good, but not the juggernaut they were last year. They got a game against the Chiefs on Monday Night Football, so that should be a good test. The Cowboys DST has given Jack four games over 14 points this season - best in the league. The real star here is Cheetah Hill. He has three games under 20 points all season, and he has four games over 26 points, including a 40. With 7 games left, and a REAL easy schedule, I think breaking the single season receiving record is in play while scoring 15 TD. If one of his RB pops, and Tyreek goes off like that, Jack could sneak in the backdoor of the playoffs. Make the playoffs gasp a bit, ya know? Get consent first...
Jimmy
Wins - Rieger, Jordan, Brendan, and Jack
Losses - Fosco, K4, Marco, Cirillo, Mickey, and Davies
Points - 1103 (5/12)
Notes - Jimmy very well should be in third place right now. Maybe second. There is a world where Jimmy is 7-3. He lost in week one by less than 5 points to Doug, in week two he lost by less than 3 to K4, and in week 3 he lost to Marco by less than a point. All of his wins are pretty convincing too - as he only has one win less than 12 points. He started 0-6, but is 4-0 in his last 4 to move up the table. Our good friend Puka started hot, but only has 9 points in his last two games. DK has not scored in double digits since week 4. I think Swift and Hockenson push this team down the stretch.
Cirillo
Wins - K4, Fosco, Jim, and Rieger
Losses - Jack, Zach, Marco, Mickey, Davies, and Jordan
Points - 927 (12/12)
Notes - CJ Stroud is the best rookie QB we have seen since RG3 maybe? Maybe? This Texans team is fun, and they have an outside chance to be the last seed in the playoffs. According to Fan Duel, the Texans are 3:1 favorites to win the division. I think I would take that. CJ has 5 games already over 280 yards...Cirillo is the a team who I think would be good and in the playoff hunt, but Javonte started slow after the ACL, but his last three games he at least has 11 points.. Damieon Pierce misses his last 2, and only has two games over 10 points all season. Zeke is getting better as well. I bet he does well down the stretch. I kind of want the Bears to sign Zeke. Is that weird?
Jordan
Wins - Davies, K4, Brendan, Jack, Zach, Fosco, Cirillo
Losses - Rieger, Jim, and Marco
Points - 1149 (3/12)
Notes - Jordan has four top 50 guys right now. I honestly think if Montgomery keeps it up and Jaylen Warren takes over for Harris this is the team man. The big boy team. I do not think those things will come true, so I do not think we have to worry about it. CeeDee is gonna be good too. I just do not have the squad. It is gonna be a 4th finish this season. If Olave gets going its good.
Rieger
Wins -Jordan, Marco, Jack, Brendan, Fosco
Losses - K4, Zach, Jim, Cirillo, and Mickey
Points - 1014 (9/12)
Notes- Josh "Im White: Allen, and the Bills are free fallin like Petty, but I still believe. Hopkins is going to take off with Levins with his middle knuckle in the butthole. Adams is also Quarterback proof, but I mean it could get bad. I love Christian Kirk for him, and I think he would be good without RIdley. Breece I could see stepping it up and driving him up the standings. Love the Chiefs DST... Adams did not score over 10 points any week between 5-9... Harris has had double digit points 3 out of the last 4 weeks. Russell Wilson has the 21st most points in all of fantasy football.
Marco
Wins - Jordan, Mickey, Davies, Cirillo, K4, Jim, Fosco, Zach
Losses - Rieger and Brendan
Points - 1112 (4/12)
Notes - Asshole Idiot is sliding his lap steel right up the standings to first place. BTW - I still do not get lap steel. I am decent at guitar and all, not great or anything, but I kind of know what I am doing. It boggles my mind it looks like you need two feet, two knees, and two hands to play. Anyways... In the rest of season ranks, it has Mahomes at 3rd overall best player available. After that, his next best is Henry at 40. The last four weeks, Gus Edwards has been the 8th best player overall. Jordan Addison is 23rd overall. If that keeps up, and his big boys of Moore, Pollard, and Henry keep it up. I see no reason why he can not be in the final four or the championship game.... And after all, isnt that all you can ask for in mid to late november. You want Charlie Brown Thanksgiving on TV, a nice whiskey in a TALL glass, and a chance to get to the title game. It is the American male's dream... His team will come down to Aiyuk and Thelien keeping it up. If one does, watch out...
Brendan
Wins - K4, Jack, Marco, and Fosco
Losses - Jordan, Rieger, Davies, Mickey, Zach, and Jim
Points -
Notes - Mike Evans has games of 5,6,10, and 11 points. Everything else is above 15. He is so good, but such is life. I have seen him drop like 30 TDs while watching RedZone.. Travis Etienne is so good for fantasy. Laporta fell a bit after being a baller to start. As did Barkley. As did Jacobs. His kicker, Harrison Butker, has 5 games in the double digits. Burrow got hurt early, and put him behind the 8 ball, kinda like Diego Maradona. Burrow has 3 games under 5 points.
Mickey
Wins - Brendan, Fosco, Jim, Cirillo, and Rieger
Losses - Jack, Zach, Marco, K4, and Davies
Points - 1029 (7/12)
Notes - Not going to lie - When you look at Mickey's lineup, and you see Chase and Aman Ra St Brown as hias WR, it is terrifying. If Lawrence turns it around it is real scary.... I am going to read you Gabe Davis fantasy points from each game this season : 4, 18, 9, 13, 20, 1, 1, 19, 0, 8. Life is like a box of chocolates - ya never know what ya gonna get.... Alexander Mattison has OKAY, but he is on pace for 0 rushing TD. Good thing he has 3 receiving TD to make up for it. I would love to see Mickey's standings if he had Taylor all year. In his games he has 10,14,15, and 19 in his last four games after getting back....Lawrence has 9 TD and 6 INT so far this season which is kinda Trubiskyish....
Zach
Wins - Cirillo, Mickey, Davies, Rieger, Brendan, Jack, and Fosco
Losses - Marco, Jordan, and K4
Points - 1179 (1/12)
Notes - Davies and Zach are separated in total points scored by .2 . On average, that means that Zach is outscoring Davies by.02 a game. That is pretty insane. It is not getting any better easier, as this week Zach and Jimmy are projected to only be separated by .6 points! Zach has to be pumped Kyler is back, because Hollywood Brown is a stud when he has a good quarterback. AJ Brown has only one week where he is under 11 points, including three over 25. What a pick! I think Waddle is about to take off as well. Herbert is a stud, and in real life that team is a mess, but for fantasy he is pretty good. CMC is a total beast as well, so this team is set. I would say Zach is a final four team, and if I were to pick right now, would probably face Davies in the title game.
Fosco
Wins - Jim
Losses - Marco, Cirillo, Mickey, Davies, Rieger, Brendan, Jordan, Jack and Zach
Points - 947 (11/12)
Notes - Fosco started the year off with a huge win over Wally, and then has lost the next 9 games. Derek Carr may be done for the year. Godwin has had three games with double digit points. Ridley is boom or bust with no real inbetween: He has games of 5,4,3,1, and 2 this season. Kittle has had 20 points in three of his last five games. If this was a dynasty league, Kittle would have been traded for a draft pick next season... Pacheco was a real good pick. Consistent hard runner...
K4
Wins - Rieger, Jim, Mickey, Davies, Zach
Losses - Jordan, Marco, Brendan, Cirillo, and Jack
Points - 953 (10/12)
Notes - K4 lost weeks 3,4,5,6 and 7, and won every other week. So runs of 2-0, 0-5, and 2-0. BREAKING NEWS: Dashun Watson is out for the season. He has plenty of time to sit on massage tables. I am aware K4 does not have Watson currently, but I thought that nugget should be here... Jared Goff is a sick QB, he be better in real life, but he is good, and the Lions are fun! K4 went with Bijan and Jahmyr Gibbs : Rookie duo, and they have kind of disappointed - Gibbs from Montgomery being a badass, and Bijan because his coach has his head so far up his ass he can see his intestines.
Interview with Davies:
- If you were to start a zoo, but you could only choose 5 animals. What animals do you choose? -> Giraffe, Lion, Dolphin, seals, and kangaroos. All crowd pleasers, and i would like a return on investment on this zoo
- I buy you a nasty sportscar convertible. What color is it? -> Midnight with a dark cherry matte finish.
- Most underrated and overrated Bears player -> Mike Singletery and Matt Forte
- At what temp is it hot and what temp is it cold? -> 82 is hot. 42 is cold.
- A billionare leaves you 600 million of his fortune, but the catch is you can only drink one non alcohol drink the rest of your life. Water does not count, so you get water. What liquid do you choose? -> Milk. I drink milk like 96% of the time anyways, so get me that 600!
Week 11 Preview - Wally vs. Zach, and Mickey vs. Jordan are the big games of the week. Davies and Rieger have a huge match that can make them tied in the standings, or give Davies some separation. As for gambling, give me Over 40 points and Ravens ML in Bal vs. Cin... Steelers ML... Bears -9, and under 47 in Chi vs. Det...
Playoff Standings - Marco, Zach, Jordan, Davies, Mickey, Rieger, K4, Jimmy, Brendan, Jack, Cirillo, Fosco
Hoff's Hot Takes Standings - Davies, Zach, Marco, Jordan, Jim, Mickey, Rieger, K4, Jack, Cirillo, Brendan, Fosco