Chieftain October 2016 | Page 9

Chieftain Fantasy Football League Our resident FFL guru, Mr. Kuschel, offers his analysis of each team Ken Bone and the Boys (D Shaffer) QB Kirk Cousins, Was RB E Lacy, GB, J Hill, Cin WR A Brown, Pit, J Landry, Mia TE C. Walford, Oak, FLEX A. Jeffery, Chi D/ST Packers, PK R. Aguayo, TB Strengths: Big Ben and Brown are top starters and will give consistent points. Weaknesses: Lacy and Hill are both decent RB2’s but won’t produce consistently. Outlook: This lineup will struggle through the bye weeks. Shake ’N Blake (Mr. Shaffer) QB Blake Bortles, Jax RB L. McCoy, Buf, J. Ajayi, Mia WR O Beckham Jr., NYG, D Baldwin, Sea TE G. Olsen, Cha, FLEX B. Marshall, NYJ D/ST Patriots, PK S. Gostkowski, NE Strengths: Bortles and Carr are good QBs. McCoy is a great RB1. Great depth at the WR position. Olsen is a top TE. Weaknesses: After McCoy, there is little depth at RB. Outlook: This team will provide good production throughout the lineup. The Israeli Commandos (Ryan Israel) QB Matthew Stafford, Det RB M. Ingram, NO, J. Howard, Chi WR J. Edelman, NE, J. Maclin, KC TE T. Eifert, Cin, FLEX M. Jones, Wsh D/ST Lions, PK C. Sturgis, Phi Strengths: Dalton and Ryan will provide consistent QB production. Ingram/Howard as a top RB duo. Eifert is a top TE. Weaknesses: Not much depth at RB. Outlook: Starting lineup is very solid, but byes and injuries could be this team’s Achilles heel. BUY A WATTS! (Colin Watts) QB Aaron Rodgers, GB RB M Forte, NYJ, D Murray, Ten WR J Jones, Atl, J Nelson, GB TE T. Kelce, KC, FLEX M. Gordon, SD D/ST Cardinals, PK D. Carpenter, Buf Strengths: Rodgers/Mariota is a solid QB tandem. RBs are as deep as any in the league. Jones and Nelson are top WRs. Weaknesses: Lack of depth. Outlook: As long as Julio stays healthy, this is a top lineup. B R OTHE R R IC E H IG H S C H O O L C H I E F TA I N Current Standings Eastern Division Team Shake ‘N Blake BUY A WATTS! Israeli Commandos Sante Cheeks Ken Bone & Boys Western Division Team Watts is Not Elite Milk Boiz Jello Kello Joe Flacco Is Elite Kunzer Boomers W-L-T 5-0-1 5-1 3-3 1-5 1-5 W-L-T 4-1-1 3-1-2 2-4 2-4 2-4 PD +118 +135 +33 -139 -165 PD +66 +44 +53 -70 -77 Sante Cheeks (Sante Dybowski) QB Drew Brees, NO RB T. Gurley, LA, A. Foster, Mia WR T.Y. Hilton, Ind, R. Cobb, GB TE A. Gates, SD, FLEX A. Hurns, Jax D/ST Seahawks, PK G. Gano, Car Strengths: Brees is still Top 5. Led by Gurley, there is good RB depth. Hilton is one of the best WR producers in the league. Weaknesses: Seems like team overdrafted on RBs. Little depth at QB, WR, or TE. Outlook: Since you cannot start RB at every position, this team is bound to leave good points on the bench each week. Kunzer Boomers (Bobby Kunz) QB Cam Newton, Car RB E. Elliott, Dal, G Bernard, Cin WR D. Bryant, Dal, B. Cooks, NO TE Z. Ertz, Phi, FLEX E. Decker, NYJ D/ST Chiefs, PK S. Hauschka, Sea Strengths: Cam is a great QB. Zeke has produced like everyone expected at RB. Cooks, Crabtree, Fuller are all good WRs. Weaknesses: Roster has been decimated by injuries (Newton, Matthews, Woodhead, Sims, Bryant and Ertz). Outlook: Consistent production and the bye weeks will be a real problem. Active mining of the FA pool is the only hope. Milk Boiz (Jack Fitzpatrick) QB Andrew Luck, Ind PPAGE AGE91 RB L. Miller, Hou, F. Gore, Ind WR D. Hopkins, Hou, G. Tate, Det TE G. Barnidge, Cle, FLEX M. Jones, Det D/ST Broncos, PK M. Crosby, GB Strengths: Luck is producing. RB stable has been very solid. Hopkins and Jones are consistent producers at WR. Weaknesses: Lack of depth beyond the starting lineup, particularly TE and WR. Outlook: Bye weeks could be a challenge. Watts Is Not Elite (Billy Nienstedt) QB Carson Palmer, Ari RB D. Johnson, Ari, J. Charles, KC WR A. Robinson, Jax, D. Moncrief, Ind TE J. Reed, Wsh, FLEX K. Benjamin, Car D/ST Texans, PK D. Bailey, Dal Strengths: Rivers and Johnson have been top producers. Reed and Graham provide great TE production. Weaknesses: Injuries to Palmer, Moncrief, and Charles have hurt. After the top starters, the bench depth is lacking. Outlook: Great team on paper, but injuries and poor WR play has hurt its prospects. Jello Kello (Michael Kello) QB Tom Brady, NE RB D. Freeman, Atl, L. Bell, Pit WR A. Cooper, Oak, E. Sanders, Den TE D. Walker, Ten, FLEX C.J. Anderson, Den D/ST Panthers, PK A. Vinatieri, Ind Strengths: With Brady and Bell back from suspension, prospects are looking up. Weaknesses: Injuries to Diggs, White, and Coleman have weakened the depth. Outlook: Should be one of the most consistent producers over the rest of 2016. Joe Flacco is Elite (Nolan Geraghty) QB Russell Wilson, Sea RB L. Murray, Oak, R. Jennings, NYG WR A.J. Green, Cin, D. Thomas, Den TE R. Gronkowski, NE, FLEX K. Allen, SD D/ST Bengals, PK J. Tucker, Bal Strengths: Wilson has regained his top form, West has emerged as a capable starter, and Green and Thomas are topflight WRs. TEs Gronk and Bennett are good enough to start them both. Weaknesses: Injuries have decimated this lineup (Allen, Murray, Jennings). Outlook: Picking up some help in the FA pool would help to replace the injured starters. O C T O B E R 2016