For the first quarter, please note that no Asian team has a losing record.
1. Katy - She has had a very easy schedule, but this team is built better than the 2004 championship team. Maroney is so far the best RB picked in the first round. McNabb is still a stud given the Eagles' easy schedule. There isn't much depth here, but injuries haven't hit her. Timing is everything and this team is like a Rolex right now.
Overall Grade: A
Upside Grade: A-
Coaching Grade: A
2. Donny - Should have been 3-1 instead of 2-2. Got unlucky scoring the second highest points in week 3 against the highest scorer. QB position is not a disadvantage now thanks to the trade for Bulger, earning a big jump in his grading. Andre Johnson is performing like a keeper, and Donny has probably the 2nd best RB and best defense in all of fantasy. Solid core group should make worst-to-first a real possibility.
Overall Grade: A-
Upside Grade: B+
Coaching Grade: A
3. Andrew - Mark of a good team: Having your QB score negative points and yet still putting up more than 70 points in a win. Hasselback will bounce back, and Andrew has 2 studs for WRs and 2 low-volatile RBs. Defenses a strong suit this year too. With the exception of the TE position, this team is arguably Andrew's deepest team in many years.
Overall Grade: A-
Upside Grade: B+
Coaching Grade: A-
4. Victor - Probably because of my comments on the blog, this team probably has the biggest target on its back. This team can dominate when the starters are set, but bye weeks or injuries can displace it pretty easily. Thin at the RB position, but probably 1 of only 2 teams (Andrew the other one) that can get away with the run-and-shoot this season due to strong trio of WRs.
Overall Grade: B+
Upside Grade: A-
Coaching Grade: B
5. Kevin - Though W-L record in the first quarter is strong, the future does not bode well for Kevin. QB position is in shambles, and his best RB was held out of this past week's game. At least he has very good RB depth. Otherwise, this grade would have been worse. After feasting on Caucasian patsies, he still doesn't look to have a hard schedule till week 10.
Overall Grade: B
Upside Grade: C
Coaching Grade: B+
6. Tuna - Mediocre RBs, but QBs are picking up. Underperforming keepers from Oakland, Tampa, and Arizona. Team points do not really reflect the talent level of the players. Just an underachieving team, though potential is there. If any team outside the visitors to Hai's bar and grill can get top score, it's this team since they look due for an outlier performance. Also look for Tuna to do some wheeling and dealing to upgrade for the short term.
Overall Grade: C+
Upside Grade: B-
Coaching Grade: C
7. Hai - One can say that he's only really deserved one win so far. Only one position starter scored a TD in his other win. Like Tuna, Hai's been burned by Oakland and Arizona. This team seems to be more built for a yardage league at this point of the season. He'll probably have to rename himself Spoiler Hai, since I don't see this team as championship-caliber and will only do well on days Carson Palmer rocks. Maybe off-field drama issues are distracting the coach.
Overall Grade: C
Upside Grade: C-
Coaching Grade: B
8. Bill - The two-year reign as Caucasian regular season champ may be coming to an end. Unless Bill rips off Andrew in a trade again. Doesn't have a regular defense to rely on. Running backs look very strong on paper, but haven't really exploded. WRs aren't too bad either, but sometimes they are sitting on the bench at the wrong time. All the accusations and smack directed at him may be causing Bill to lose his edge.
Overall Grade: C
Upside Grade: B-
Coaching Grade: C
9. PJ - For all the talk about poor Andrew in the Keeper era, PJ has only won ONE more game than Andrew before this season. Like most seasons, this team is very inefficient, and we see week after week points being left on the bench. Maybe it's because PJ tends to pick up a lot of sleepers who can explode like regular starters occasionally. Also, except for his 2 WRs who are must-starts when healthy, there is no one here who is a no-brainer start. Still, at least PJ will have lotsa fun watching this week's Philly-Dallas game.
Overall Grade: D+
Upside Grade: C-
Coaching Grade: D
10. Larry - Too bad trash-talking doesn't factor in the grade. After 3 solid seasons, this is a team that free-fell like poor Martha the Eagle. I mean, this quarter was supposed to be the easy part of his schedule, with matchups vs. 3 of the 4 worst teams from last year. He hasn't even gotten to the heart of the Asian matchups yet, so it'll be very very difficult to make the playoffs. Except for Torry Holt, there are too many hot-and-cold players on his active roster. Definitely the leader in the Adrian Peterson sweepstakes.
Overall Grade: D
Upside Grade: D+
Coaching Grade: D-
1. Katy - She has had a very easy schedule, but this team is built better than the 2004 championship team. Maroney is so far the best RB picked in the first round. McNabb is still a stud given the Eagles' easy schedule. There isn't much depth here, but injuries haven't hit her. Timing is everything and this team is like a Rolex right now.
Overall Grade: A
Upside Grade: A-
Coaching Grade: A
2. Donny - Should have been 3-1 instead of 2-2. Got unlucky scoring the second highest points in week 3 against the highest scorer. QB position is not a disadvantage now thanks to the trade for Bulger, earning a big jump in his grading. Andre Johnson is performing like a keeper, and Donny has probably the 2nd best RB and best defense in all of fantasy. Solid core group should make worst-to-first a real possibility.
Overall Grade: A-
Upside Grade: B+
Coaching Grade: A
3. Andrew - Mark of a good team: Having your QB score negative points and yet still putting up more than 70 points in a win. Hasselback will bounce back, and Andrew has 2 studs for WRs and 2 low-volatile RBs. Defenses a strong suit this year too. With the exception of the TE position, this team is arguably Andrew's deepest team in many years.
Overall Grade: A-
Upside Grade: B+
Coaching Grade: A-
4. Victor - Probably because of my comments on the blog, this team probably has the biggest target on its back. This team can dominate when the starters are set, but bye weeks or injuries can displace it pretty easily. Thin at the RB position, but probably 1 of only 2 teams (Andrew the other one) that can get away with the run-and-shoot this season due to strong trio of WRs.
Overall Grade: B+
Upside Grade: A-
Coaching Grade: B
5. Kevin - Though W-L record in the first quarter is strong, the future does not bode well for Kevin. QB position is in shambles, and his best RB was held out of this past week's game. At least he has very good RB depth. Otherwise, this grade would have been worse. After feasting on Caucasian patsies, he still doesn't look to have a hard schedule till week 10.
Overall Grade: B
Upside Grade: C
Coaching Grade: B+
6. Tuna - Mediocre RBs, but QBs are picking up. Underperforming keepers from Oakland, Tampa, and Arizona. Team points do not really reflect the talent level of the players. Just an underachieving team, though potential is there. If any team outside the visitors to Hai's bar and grill can get top score, it's this team since they look due for an outlier performance. Also look for Tuna to do some wheeling and dealing to upgrade for the short term.
Overall Grade: C+
Upside Grade: B-
Coaching Grade: C
7. Hai - One can say that he's only really deserved one win so far. Only one position starter scored a TD in his other win. Like Tuna, Hai's been burned by Oakland and Arizona. This team seems to be more built for a yardage league at this point of the season. He'll probably have to rename himself Spoiler Hai, since I don't see this team as championship-caliber and will only do well on days Carson Palmer rocks. Maybe off-field drama issues are distracting the coach.
Overall Grade: C
Upside Grade: C-
Coaching Grade: B
8. Bill - The two-year reign as Caucasian regular season champ may be coming to an end. Unless Bill rips off Andrew in a trade again. Doesn't have a regular defense to rely on. Running backs look very strong on paper, but haven't really exploded. WRs aren't too bad either, but sometimes they are sitting on the bench at the wrong time. All the accusations and smack directed at him may be causing Bill to lose his edge.
Overall Grade: C
Upside Grade: B-
Coaching Grade: C
9. PJ - For all the talk about poor Andrew in the Keeper era, PJ has only won ONE more game than Andrew before this season. Like most seasons, this team is very inefficient, and we see week after week points being left on the bench. Maybe it's because PJ tends to pick up a lot of sleepers who can explode like regular starters occasionally. Also, except for his 2 WRs who are must-starts when healthy, there is no one here who is a no-brainer start. Still, at least PJ will have lotsa fun watching this week's Philly-Dallas game.
Overall Grade: D+
Upside Grade: C-
Coaching Grade: D
10. Larry - Too bad trash-talking doesn't factor in the grade. After 3 solid seasons, this is a team that free-fell like poor Martha the Eagle. I mean, this quarter was supposed to be the easy part of his schedule, with matchups vs. 3 of the 4 worst teams from last year. He hasn't even gotten to the heart of the Asian matchups yet, so it'll be very very difficult to make the playoffs. Except for Torry Holt, there are too many hot-and-cold players on his active roster. Definitely the leader in the Adrian Peterson sweepstakes.
Overall Grade: D
Upside Grade: D+
Coaching Grade: D-
Comments
Bill - please forward Katy's trash talking to us. I don't recall any items from her recently posted on the FADUCO board or the blog.
Larry - Martha the Eagle is a local DC celebrity. Last spring another female bald eagle attacked her and injured Martha. Martha's mate George then had to care for the couple's eggs by himself and didn't do such a great job. Then, last week, after Martha had been released from the Eagle hospital in Delaware a few months ago, she broke her wing flying during a storm. George has gone MIA too, maybe taking up with the rival female Eagle. As for trash-talking, I consider your quality comments on the various blog postings this season as trash-talk, so we may be just arguing over semantics. I remember PJ even giving you a big win in your "debate" with Bill. In light of recent bitter and highly entertaining slams on me, I think you're still the FADUCO king of smack.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/03/AR2006100300956.html
Eloquently put prediction Tuna, keep up the gansta image! Old Boy is a flick I am sure you will enjoy. Plus a couple of naked young Asian girls.