I know I promised I would put this up last night, but promises are meant to be broken. I got sidetracked watching the Celtics game, and next thing you knew I was pretty drunk and didn’t feel like combing through player stats and whatnot to make this blog. Sue me (Please don’t. I’m broke as fuck). Anyway, I got up bright and early for you guys just to get this shit done because that’s how dedicated I am to my blog that averages about 10 page views a day. Enough talk. Let’s get into my power rankings for wildcard weekend
QUARTERBACKS
- ANDREW LUCK ($6,400) VS. HOUSTON
- DESHAUN WATSON ($6,700) VS. INDIANAPOLIS
- LAMAR JACKSON ($5,800) VS. LA CHARGERS
- RUSSELL WILSON ($5,700) VS. DALLAS
- DAK PRESCOTT ($5,500) VS. SEATTLE
- NICK FOLES ($5,400) VS. CHICAGO
- MITCH TRUBISKY ($6,200) VS. PHILLY
- PHILIP RIVERS ($5,900) VS. BALTIMORE
RUNNING BACKS
- EZEKIEL ELLIOT ($9,000) VS. SEATTLE
- CHRIS CARSON ($6,800) VS. DALLAS
- JORDAN HOWARD ($4,600) VS. PHILLY
- MARLON MACK ($6,000) VS. HOUSTON
- MELVIN GORDON ($7,700) VS. BALTIMORE
CHEAPER SLEEPERS- TARIK COHEN ($5,400) VS. PHILLY AND MIKE DAVIS ($3,700) VS. DALLAS
WIDE RECIEVERS
- DEANDRE HOPKINS ($8,700) VS. INDIANAPOLIS
- TY HILTON ($7,800) VS. HOUSTON
- ALSHON JEFFREY ($5,900) VS. CHICAGO
- ALLEN ROBINSON ($5,600) VS. PHILLY
- DONTRELLE INMAN ($4,300) VS. HOUSTON
CHEAPER SLEEPERS- NELSON AGHOLOR (3,800) VS. CHICAG0, MICHAEL GALLUP (3,600) VS. SEATTLE, AND CHESTER ROGERS ($3,300) VS. HOUSTON
TIGHT ENDS
- ERIC EBRON ($5,200) VS. HOUSTON
- MARK ANDREWS ($3,500) VS. LA CHARGERS
- ZACH ERTZ ($6,400) VS. CHICAGO
- TREY BURTON ($4,400) VS. PHILLY
- BLAKE JARWIN ($3,300) VS. SEATTLE
CHEAPER SLEEPERS- DALLAS GOEDERT ($2,600) VS. CHICAGO
DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS
- BEARS ($3,400) VS. PHILLY
- RAVENS ($3,000) VS. LA CHARGERS
- SEAHAWKS ($2,600) VS. DALLAS
- COLTS ($2,300) VS. HOUSTON
- TEXANS ($2,700) VS. INDY
- EAGLES ($2,200) VS. CHICAGO
- COWBOYS ($2,800) VS. SEATTLE
- CHARGERS ($2,400) VS. BALTIMORE
And you know what? I decided to submit 3 lineups this weekend. Wildcard bitches!
LINEUP 1
QUARTERBACK- LAMAR JACKSON ($5,800) VS. LA CHARGERS
RUNNING BACK- EZEKIEL ELLIOT ($9,000) VS. SEATTLE
RUNNING BACK- CHRIS CARSON ($6,800) VS. DALLAS
WIDE RECEIVER- AMARI COOPER ($7,500) VS. SEATTLE
WIDE RECEIVER- ALSHON JEFFREY ($5,900) VS. CHICAGO
WIDE RECEIVER- TAYLOR GABRIEL ($4,500) VS. PHILLY
TIGHT END- MARK ANDREWS ($3,500) VS. LA CHARGERS
FLEX- JORDAN HOWARD ($4,600) VS. PHILLY
DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS- COLTS ($2,300) VS. HOUSTON
REMAINING SALARY- $100
LINEUP 2
QUARTERBACK- DESHAUN WATSON ($6,700) VS. INDY
RUNNING BACK- EZEKIEL ELLIOT ($9,000) VS. SEATTLE
RUNNING BACK- CHRIS CARSON ($6,800) VS. DALLAS
WIDE RECEIVER- DEANDRE HOPKINS ($8,700) VS. INDY
WIDE RECEIVER- KEKE COUTEE ($4,000) VS. INDY
WIDE RECEIVER- DEANDRE CARTER ($3,300) VS. INDY
TIGHT END- MARK ANDREWS ($3,500) VS. LA CHARGERS
FLEX- JORDAN HOWARD ($4,600) VS. PHILLY
DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS- BEARS ($3,400) VS. PHILLY
LINEUP 3
QUARTERBACK- ANDREW LUCK ($6,400) VS. HOUSTON
RUNNING BACK- EZEKIEL ELLIOT ($9,000) VS. SEATTLE
RUNNING BACK- CHRIS CARSON ($6,800) VS. DALLAS
WIDE RECEIVER- TY HILTON ($7,800) VS. HOUSTON
WIDE RECEIVER- DONTRELLE INMAN ($4,300) VS. HOUSTON
WIDE RECEIVER- CHESTER ROGERS ($3,300) VS. HOUSTON
TIGHT END- ERIC EBRON ($5,200) VS. HOUSTON
FLEX- JORDAN HOWARD ($4,600) VS. PHILLY
DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS- SEAHAWKS ($2,600)
So there you have it: My lineups for what is sure to be a great wildcard weekend. One thing I should note off the bat is to pay close attention to the injury report. A lot of people, especially wide receivers, are questionable right now. Although I doubt anybody capable of playing will sit out of a game as important as this, it’s something to keep an eye on later in the afternoon. As you can see, I have a lot of faith in the running abilities of Zeke, Chris Carson, and Jordan Howard this week, which can be seen in the fact I played the 3 of them in all 3 lineups. As for receivers, I’m really not sure what to expect. That’s why I relied heavily on matching up receivers with whatever QB I played in that particular lineup, hoping for some double points action should a touchdown be thrown. It’s a strategy I’ve done before, but not something I genuinely like to do because I feel like I’m limiting myself and relying too much on one game. But who knows? This is wildcard weekend after all, so maybe something crazy will happen and one of these lineups will accrue a shitload of points. I entered into some pretty pricy contests this weekend, so here’s to some wishful thinking and hoping I’m a millionaire come Monday.