Chieftain Fantasy Football League
For the second year in a row, the Chieftain staff has created a fantasy football league.
Managing Editor Emeritus Evan Oesterle provides his analysis of the teams and their owners.
Rodney Ruxin
Owner: Jack Fitzpatrick
QB: Aaron Rodgers
RB: Le’Veon Bell
RB: Chris Ivory
WR: Julian Edelman
WR: Torrey Smith
TE: Travis Kelce
FLEX: Anquan Boldin
D/ST: Cardinals
K: Dan Carpenter
Comment: Aaron Rodgers, Leveon Bell, and the
Cardinals defense. That’s
the whole team. You need
more depth than that to be a
contender, and three major
injuries aren’t helping.
The Israeli Commandos
Owner: Ryan Israel
QB: Sam Bradford
RB: Adrian Peterson
RB: Dion Lewis
WR: Randall
Cobb
WR: Steve Smith Sr.
TE: Tyler Eifert
FLEX: Giovani Bernard
D/ST: Bengals
K: Ryan Succop
Comment: If Ben Rothlisberger comes back healthy,
this might be the best team in
the league. The emergence of
Tyler Eifert, Travis Benjamin,
and Matt Jones are keeping
the squad rolling while Big
Ben recovers.
Team Ox
Owner: Jacob Oxyer
QB: Peyton Manning
RB: Eddie Lacy
RB: Arian Foster
WR: A.J. Green
WR: Charles
Johnson
TE: Zach Ertz
FLEX: Jeremy Maclin
D/ST: Patriots
K: Brandon McManus
Comment: The ultimate
example of “looks amazing
on paper” and the team you
thought would’ve won the
league after the draft but is
actually 0-5. It happens to
someone in every league.
Winning’s a Brees
Owner: Jack Farrar
QB: Drew Brees
RB: Mark Ingram
RB: Frank Gore
WR: Calvin Johnson
WR: Brandon
Marshall
TE: Martellus
Bennett
FLEX: Melvin Gordon
D/ST: Texans
K: Adam Vinatieri
Comment: With Jamaal
Charles out for the season,
80-point blowouts like the
one Team Beauregard just
laid on this depreciated team
will become the norm.
No Luck
Owner: Sebastian Dybowski
QB: Andrew Luck
RB: Marshawn Lynch
RB: DeAngelo Williams
WR: Julio Jones
WR: Keenan Allen
TE: Dwayne Allen
FLEX: Bishop
Sankey
D/ST: Seahawks
K: Dan Bailey
Comment: If he ever set his
lineup, he would be a legitimate contender. Tons of talent and tons of injuries keep
this squad around .500.
Kanye Say ‘Charcandrick’?
Owner: Mr. Shaffer
QB: Russel Wilson
RB: Chris Johnson
B ROTHE R R I C E H I G H S C HO O L C H I E F TA I N
RB: Charcandrick West
WR: Antonio Brown
WR: Odell Beckham Jr.
TE: Antonio Gates
FLEX: Emmanuel Sanders
D/ST: Ravens
K: Steven Hauschka
Comment: Probably the best team in the
league. If he traded one of
his six good receivers for a
running back, it would put
him over the top.
The Brady Brunch
Owner: Charles Beauregard
QB: Tom Brady
RB: Rashad Jennings
RB: Danny Woodhead
WR: DeAndre Hopkins
WR: Allen Robinson
TE: Larry Donnell
FLEX: Justin
Forsett
D/ST: Packers
K: Justin Tucker
Comment: The 2002 Oakland A’s of the Chieftain
League. This team is 4-1 but
could easily be 1-4 if not for
the GM. It is rumored that
he mutes NFL Redzone and
works out on Sunday’s from
1-8. Watch for this team
to fall on Monday night in
the quarterfinal round of
the playoffs, just like Billy
Beane’s A’s did.
Cooper’s Troopers
Owner: Nolan Geraghty
QB: Teddy Bridgewater
RB: Matt Forte
RB: Alfred Morris
WR: Amari Cooper
WR: Roddy White
TE: Jason Witten
FLEX: Carlos Hyde
D/ST: Broncos
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K: Cody Parker
Comment:
With injuries
to Tony Romo
and Dez Bryant,
this team is the
most average a team could
ever be. Like actually, this
team would earn $53,657 a
year and have 3.13 family
members. If Dez comes back
and he finds a quarterback,
this team could be a playoff
sleeper.
#HotlineBling
Owner: Kordell Smith
QB: Carson Palmer
RB: Demarco Murray
RB: Devonta Freeman
WR: Jarvis Landry
WR: James Jones
TE: Rob
Gronkowski
FLEX: Allen
Hurns
D/ST: Bills
K: Matt Bryant
Comment: Aside from having the two be