Through 11 games this season, Eagles RB Saquon Barkley has amassed nearly 1,400 rushing yds and more than 250 receiving yds. He’s already set personal records this year in rushing yds for a game and rushing yds for a season. Here’s what’s next on the records list:
Eagles rushing yds for a season: 1,607 (LeSean McCoy, 2013)
At current pace: Barkley breaks that in week 13, vs Panthers
Eagles total scrimmage yds for a season: 2,146 (LeSean McCoy, 2013)
At current pace: Barkley breaks that in week 15, at Commies
NFL rushing yds for a season: 2,104 (Eric Dickerson, 1984)
At current pace: Barkley breaks that in week 17, vs Giants
NFL total scrimmage yds for a season: 2,509 (Chris Johnson, 2009)
At current pace: Barkley breaks that in week 17, vs Giants
For what it’s worth, Barkley had more production by himself on Sunday (302 yds, 2 TDs) than his entire former team (Giants offense had 245 yds, 1 TD) managed in a loss to the Buccaneers. The New Jersey squad that didn’t want to re-sign Barkley last offseason doesn’t have any rusher above 600 yds so far and has totaled 1,275 combined rushing yds from nine different players, compared to Barkley’s 1,393 yds.
WR: Courtland Sutton, 22.47 pts — started by Jeff
RB: Saquon Barkley, 42.36 pts — started by me
TE: Noah Gray, 18.40 pts — on the wire
K: Wil Lutz, 22.00 pts — on the wire
DEF: Seattle, 23.00 pts — on Jonathan’s bench
D: Jimmie Ward, 11.50 pts — on the wire
Lutz is the #4 kicker on the year and has yet to make his way onto any team. Poor guy. He just needs some love.
Raise your hand if you had Tua topping the weekly fantasy list before Patrick Mahomes. The Chiefs QB had a solid week, scoring just 2.5 pts less than the Dolphins signal caller. But close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades and football if your team has the Brotherly Shove in its arsenal.
“California dreaming” edition3rd place: Las Vegas, -2.00 pts — on the wire
2nd place: San Francisco, -4.00 pts — started by Bob
1st place: LA Rams, -5.00 pts — started by Paul
You know who had a really bad week? The team that gave up 255 rushing yards to Saquon Barkley. Turns out that’s a bad strategy for a fantasy defense.
Everyone, please take a moment to welcome the 49ers to the bottom of the standings. The once proud franchise gave up 38 points to the mediocre Green Bay Packers on Sunday, turning in their first negative fantasy performance in 30 games. The loss dropped San Fran to last place in their division (5-6, albiet still just one game out of first place) heading into a contest next week with a Buffalo team coming off of its bye week. Send your Christmas cards to them early, because the squad appears headed to the offseason already.
** Headline on ESPN Plus Monday: “Here are the 43 most important college football games of Rivalry Week”
Why must the site’s coverage be so limiting? There are 128 top-tier teams in the NCAA, and this article only covers two-thirds of them. Don’t the bottom three-dozen teams deserve detailed analysis too?
As an avid fan, I’m definitely reading everything I can about the 42nd most important college rivalry in America, but I won’t be truly happy until the 56th biggest showdown also gets attention.
** On his podcast last week, well-known Boston fan Bill Simmons was arguing that the Patriots are actually a much better team than their record shows.
“They’re 3-8, but they had close games against the Seahawks, and the Dolphins, and the Titans. This team could be 6-7.”
His co-host immediately called him on it. “Really, you think so? I mean, I can see how they could win a few more, but you think they could have found a way to play two extra games?”
To his credit, Simmons pulled out the “I was promised there would be no math on this episode” excuse, laughed at himself and moved on.
** Fox NFL kickoff on Sunday had a whole segment before Sunday’s game looking back at the Packers’ game-winning FG block a week earlier from the perspective of Green Bay QB Jordan Love, who was … on the sidelines for the play.
What did we learn from the segment? Love was really stressed out. And then he was happy when his team won.
Other than that, he was as involved in the action as you and me and had arguably a worse vantage point than TV viewers. The D-lineman who blocked it? The Chicago kicker? They could have given some new perspective. But the signal caller for a team whose offense hadn’t been on the field for five minutes? Gotta fill the hour of pregame drivel with something, I guess.
Why must the site’s coverage be so limiting? There are 128 top-tier teams in the NCAA, and this article only covers two-thirds of them. Don’t the bottom three-dozen teams deserve detailed analysis too?
As an avid fan, I’m definitely reading everything I can about the 42nd most important college rivalry in America, but I won’t be truly happy until the 56th biggest showdown also gets attention.
** On his podcast last week, well-known Boston fan Bill Simmons was arguing that the Patriots are actually a much better team than their record shows.
“They’re 3-8, but they had close games against the Seahawks, and the Dolphins, and the Titans. This team could be 6-7.”
His co-host immediately called him on it. “Really, you think so? I mean, I can see how they could win a few more, but you think they could have found a way to play two extra games?”
To his credit, Simmons pulled out the “I was promised there would be no math on this episode” excuse, laughed at himself and moved on.
** Fox NFL kickoff on Sunday had a whole segment before Sunday’s game looking back at the Packers’ game-winning FG block a week earlier from the perspective of Green Bay QB Jordan Love, who was … on the sidelines for the play.
What did we learn from the segment? Love was really stressed out. And then he was happy when his team won.
Other than that, he was as involved in the action as you and me and had arguably a worse vantage point than TV viewers. The D-lineman who blocked it? The Chicago kicker? They could have given some new perspective. But the signal caller for a team whose offense hadn’t been on the field for five minutes? Gotta fill the hour of pregame drivel with something, I guess.
Everyone is bringing out their best Black Friday bargains this week, including the NFL. If you’re in a shopping mood and have some disposable income, add these items to the list:
** QB Daniel Jones (retail $40M, now on sale)
His noodle arm was cut by the Giants and is available for just a few million for the rest of the season. Maybe you need a somewhat mobile scarecrow for your backyard?
** Texas Stadium (retail $1.15B, now on sale)
Please note that any purchase of the Cowboys home does not come with a full roof (since pieces are falling off) or sun-blocking curtains. Still, if you want to host a ridiculous sideshow, it’s a good buy.
** Coach Doug Pederson (retail $8.5M, now on sale)
True, the Jaguars haven’t officially tossed their embattled coach aside yet. But go ahead and make an offer if you’re interested. I’m pretty sure the front office will listen.
** Thanksgiving Day tickets (retail $200, now $28)
Speaking of Texas Stadium, standing-room passes for the Giants/Cowboys rivalry game on the holiday are selling for as low as $28 each on resale markets. It’s almost as if people don’t want to pay real money to watch these teams…
I know they won this week, but we’re officially at the point where the Cowboys’ terrible performance on the field is more than just merely an eyesore. It’s an actual public health threat, possibly the worst we have seen in years. Think I’m exaggerating? Just look at the Dallas secondary and S Israel Mukuamu, a key player for the defense. At first glance, he appears to be a standard team villain with his character clearly spelled out within his name:
Cowboys Free Safety Israel Mukuamu
** Wussy. Beery. Scum. Fake. A moot failure.
Bad enough. But when you look closer — really look closer — you can see there is more than just simple negative vibes here. There is death and disease:
Cowboys Free Safety Israel Mukuamu
** Wry scum abates, offers you leukemia
I know what you’re thinking. “Oh, it’s ridiculous to suggest the Cowboys are plotting another global pandemic just because you found ONE illness hidden in their safety’s name.” And to that I say, you’re just not looking close enough:
Cowboys Free Safety Israel Mukuamu
** Makes tuberculosis for a fee. Way yum.
I still hear you. “OK, two is a coincidence, but …” Let me stop you right there and urge you to LOOK CLOSER:
Cowboys Free Safety Israel Mukuamu
** Yuk row — if my farts cause Ebola, sue me
What more do we need before the government deploys the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to Texas Stadium? They could start widespread contamination during the Thanksgiving game. Our health and welfare are quite literally at stake.
** Technically, Dad dropped another game to me in our picks this week, but I’m waving it off. He reluctantly guessed the 49ers would win, without knowing that Brock Purdy, the greatest player in the history of the NFL according to San Fran fans, was ruled out before the game. So we’re going to keep the standings at me plus-one.** Last week I predicted the Bears would lose to the Vikings on a last-second FG. How did that game actually turn out? The Bears lost to the Vikings on a game-ending overtime FG. Sounds like a perfect call by me.
** I checked — This is now the third time in this blog’s 18-year history that I’ve made an Ebola joke. First for tuberculosis and leukemia, though.
** There’s still a scenario where the Jaguars and Panthers host playoff games in January. It requires so many things that I didn’t have the patience to type them out here, but it’s possible. There is no scenario left where the Giants could, however.
Week 12 standings
1 — Still The Best (Jonathan), 1502.35 pts
2 — Chop Block to the Artery (Capt Awesome), 1463.19 pts
3 — Kodos for President (Jo), 1440.72 pts
4 — Blue Collar Killers (Jeff), 1425.05 pts
5 — Murder Hornets (Mike), 1407.46 pts
6 — DeVonta’s Inferno (Mom D), 1361.72 pts
7 — Beer 'n Chips (Pop), 1353.36 pts
8 — Jabronis (Ant), 1344.59 pts
9 — No One Likes Us We Don't Care (Bob), 1334.74 pts
10 — The Fightin Pickles (Sam), 1181.02 pts
11 — The B Sharps (Paul), 1084.65 pts
12 — All Rogers No Sauce (Joel), 1041.76 pts
A huge week for my Saquon-led team (150.69 pts) combined with Jonathan’s second sub 100-pts week of the season has tightened up the leaderboard a little, or at least enough that I can dream about knocking him off his perch. Less than 40 points separates the two of us.
Jo and Jeff are just a short throw away from me, and then it starts to get sketchy in the standings. But everyone is over the 1,000 pts barrier now, which is an accomplishment that I think we can all be proud of, even though we really didn’t do any work to get there.
This week’s schedule: Three games on Thursday. One game on Friday. One game on Sunday night. One game on Monday. Four games on Saturday after 11pm (maybe, I dunno, the week is so spread out). Get your players squared away before any turkey enters your system.
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Very Entertaining blog this week.
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