Week 1 Recaps

Fantasy Recaps – Game of the Week

Bad Attitudes (91) at Vinnt’s Gang (84)

(MyFantasyLeague.com Fantasy Times Sources – Sep 15, 2020) In a week 1 UFFLE matchup, the Bad Attitudes beat a hapless Vinny’s Gang team by a score of 91 to 84, silencing a partisan crowd of 70,814.

Tom Brady

Bad Attitudes were led to their 7 point victory by a 23 point effort from Tom Brady, who got by the New Orleans Saints defense for 239 passing yards and 2 passing TDs in addition to 9 rushing yards. They also got help from a 19 point effort from Clyde Edwards-Helaire, who beat the Houston Texans defense for 138 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD.

“We knew we had to defend our home turf,” Bad Attitudes coach Steve Spickenreuther said.

Vinny’s Gang were helped out in a losing cause by a 28 point effort from Matt Ryan, who tore apart the Seattle Seahawks defense for 450 passing yards and 2 passing TDs. With this performance, Ryan was the number 5 ranked quarterback for week 1. They also got help from a 18 point effort from Alvin Kamara, who snuck past the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense for 16 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD in addition to 51 receiving yards.

“This is a bitter pill to swallow,” Vinny’s Gang coach Jon Steffan said.

Compounding the issue, Vinny’s Gang could have scored 100 points and earned the win with their best lineup, but Jon Steffan left key players like Joshua Kelley and his corresponding 12 points on the bench.

This brings the record for Bad Attitudes to 1-0, and drops Vinny’s Gang to a record of 0-1.

Coming up in week 2, the 1-0 Pickled Harrons are at Vinny’s Gang, where Vinny’s Gang are an early 2.0-point underdog, while Bad Attitudes are at the 1-0 The Undergarments, where The Undergarments are an early 2-point favorite.

View all game recaps below:
Greasy Weasels 76 The Hellfish 85
Z-Squad 84 October Hunters 75
Hot Buttered Moose Nuts 70 Squishy Fuzz 62
Bad Attitudes 91 Vinny’s Gang 84
Grid Iron Bullies 89 Pickled Harrons 114
The Undergarments 118 The Slim Shaggys 67

Rulebook Updates

I’ve made a few changes to the Rulebook, one to help prevent “roster churning”, and a bunch of others to help mitigate and possible issues we might have with COVID. You can view those changes below.

XI. Waiver Wire

Once a player is dropped from a team, he can’t be picked up by another team for 24 hours giving everybody a chance at picking up that player.

To prevent “roster churning”, which is picking up and dropping players just to lock them from others, players picked up must remain on their team’s roster for two days.

Temporary COVID Rules

I’m putting these temporary rules in place to hopefully mitigate any possible issues we might have this season.

I. Lineups

To accommodate any last-minute COVID issues, lineup changes can be made up until the kickoff of each player’s game.

II. Transactions

Transactions will now be able to be performed up until the kickoff of each player’s game. Players added to the NFL COVID list will be marked with the “C” designation. They will be eligible for IR. The number of IR spots will still be five, but could possibly be extended if I deem necessary.

III. Payouts

MFL will refund our league fees if the season is less than 7 weeks long. If the NFL season is canceled within the first six weeks, the season won’t count and all money will be rolled over for next season. If the season is suddenly canceled after 7 weeks, I will seed the playoffs as if they were starting that week. Fantasy Bowl winner money will go to 1st seed, Fantasy Bowl loser money will go to 2nd seed, and divisional winner money will go to the top teams of each division.

Z-Squad 2020 Keepers

Z-Squad will be keeping Austin Ekeler, DK Metcalf, and Tyler Lockett. They will be giving up their 6th, 7th, and 8th round picks.