This year is going to be wild...
Hello and Welcome to Hoff's Hot Takes. I am writing this as Redzone kicks off, and The Ravens just housed a kick in the first 10 seconds of 7 HOURS OF COMMERCIAL FREE FOOTBALL! Should be a good day... Shit, Panthers just fumbled opening kickoff. I can not keep up. This week we have an interview with Nick, some fun trivia/stats, A This Day in Player Haters Ball History, a Week 2 Recap, and much more. Today's Takes are presented by Topo Chico with Lime, Ticket to Ride, and Europe 72... This year is going to have 3 good teams, about 7 teams in the middle, and 2 bad teams. It is going to be a wild ride. Buckle up buckaroo.
Week 2 Recap - ***BEEJ vs. STONE*** Close game here between two good dudes. This was our closest game of the week with Kyle winning 105-97. Looks like Beej got a good one with Christian Kirk, and he is totally keepable or tradeable for Beej. Gotta be worried about Cam though. If I can peak through my crystal ball, I see Beej selling Murray and Akers, trading Kirk, and starting over with Treylon Burks and Garrett Wilson, who looked great. Kyle has Drake London, which is ironic, it would be like if I picked a guy named Elaine. We know the deal with Kyle's team - he will be about .500 until Derrick Henry gets hot, then he will be hard to beat and possibly sneak into the playoffs. I've seen it 100 times... ***JORDAN vs Nick*** I may rename Josephine Jaylen Waddle Hoffmann. Abby thinks his touchdown dance is stupid, but what does she know, she is a girl... Nick moves to 0-2 and is needing to turn it around in the next week or two or else we could possibly see a sell off. Jordan moves to 1-1 and gets two points for the week befind 75 points combined from Jalen and Jaylen. ***JOE vs TIDWELL*** Tidwell just got a nice consistent week from his runningbacks and Kupp. To be fair, this should be Tidwell every week. If his kicker and D/ST are giving him 25 points, I would venture he would win by 50.2 everyweek. Joe drops to 1-1 ***JB vs PETER*** So, ASB (Amon-ra St Brown, im not typing it out all season) is pretty good man. In a few weeks, you will get the official PHB Dynasty top 10, but D Swift will be in the top 5... JB has Mike Thomas back and he is looking like he hasn't missed the last two seasons. Hoff's Hot Takes reached out to JB for comment on the fact that Kyle Pitts has 40 yards through two games. JB responded " The talent is there, so ya gotta ask whats the issue? Play calling? QB? Both? I am still hopeful for the long game, but I am presently not happy" ***GEORGE vs MICAH*** Micah tried to come back with a vengence like Bruce Willis on Monday night, but fell short. Josh Allen just didnt have 50 points in him. Jerry Jeudy got hurt. Stil like his team for the 'yoffs. George got 50 points from Carson Wentz, and his kicker. Mike Williams has looked good so thats nice for my friend George.***MIKE vs Nolan*** Game of the week here. Both of these teams should be able to finish in the top 4. Nolan ended up having Justin Herbert get banged up, so we may need a backup QB here. Mike has put up some points the first two weeks, and has some reinforcements coming. He also had Kamara out this week, so his squad was a little light, but still put up some points. Good sign for Bowlin Ass Nolan.
Interview with Nick - Nick is the subject of our interview today. Nick was in attendance with myself and many others for Carlos Zambrano's no hitter in Milwaukee in college. Nick also was in attendance with Joe to witness the Cubs win the world series. That is pretty cool. Two of the best Cubs moments of the 21st century. Next week there will be a Best 10 moments of the 20th century section of the Takes. Send your submissions in. Today we learn about Nick's confidence in his punting ability, food taste, and much more...
Question 1 : Say Iowa football ceases to exist tomorrow morning. Name another program you would latch on to. You can not pick Arizona State, or a powerhouse program. They have to be on Iowa's level - finishing anywhere from like 11th-40th every season...
Answer -> Oklahoma would be my answer. Or anywhere that Mike Leach is coaching at.
Question 2: Gold. Silver. Bronze : Clear Liquor Cocktails. Go!
Answer -> Spicy Margarita, Tequila and soda, and Tito's and soda
Question 3: How far do you think you can punt an NFL football? You get 5 warmups, and 5 punts. How far on average do you kick it? There is no rush or defense. Just a long snapper and you on the field...
Answer -> 35 yards.
Question 4: What is your go to salad?
Answer -> Horiatiki (Greek Salad with feta, cucumbers, tomato, red onion, etc...)
Question 5: I know you do not drink beer anymore, but when you were, what was your go to Mexican beer of choice?
Answer -> Victoria
Week 3 in Player Haters Ball History - People who have scored the most points in week 3. Starting with 2021 and moving backwards towards 2010 -> Kyle, Nick, Jordan, Peter, Jordan, Nick, Jordan, Nolan, Tidwell, George, Shiggy, Shiggy... Shiggy is the only person to score over 170 points in week three, and he did it twice in two seasons.... Kyle has the lowest scoring week 3 of all time with 40 points...
Random , Etc., Miscellaneous - In full PPR leagues, the Dolphins are the first team since 1954 to have two WR score 40 points in the same game (Waddle and Hill)... Since week 13 of last season, Aman Ra St. Brown has seen double digit targets in each game, and leads the NFL in fantasy points...Lamar Jackson scored on a TD pass of 75 yards, and a TD run of 75 yards. He is the only person in league history to do that in the same game... Through 2 games, Drake London has a 33% target share for the Falcons. The rookie record for target share in a season is OBJ in 2014 with 29%...This week the cardinals became the first team to win a football game after they were down 20 at halftime, and being shut out.
King of the Hill Update :
We are back with a week two update for King of the Hill. As we recall from last week, we have voted to give a payout to King of the Hill this season. Person who is not eliminated who scores the lowest each week is eliminated. Week 1 claimed Bar Fight Beej, and in week 2, we will be losing Nick. Must have been the curse of being interviewed this week. Next week we will interview George, so Jorge be on the lookout.Week 1 : Beej - 66.02
Week 2 - Nick - 71.50
Still Alive for the Money - Mike, Jordan, Nolan, Joe, Peter, Kyle, George, Tidwell, Micah, and JB
ESPN Playoff Pojections (%) - Peter (78%) Tidwell (73%), Mike (71%), JB (69%) (nice) Jordan (51%) and Micah (50)
Player Haters Ball Standings - Peter, Tidwell, Mike, Jordan, Micah, John,
Hoff's Hot Takes Power Rankings - Peter, Nolan, Mike, Tidwell, Micah, Jordan