Tuesday, November 29, 2022

HTPB 20.12

 

Last week I asked what you were thankful for.  I am thankful to the whole two of you that responded. The rest of you it makes me sad that you have no reasons to be thankful and should really look at themselves in the mirror or maybe seek a counselor because it is definitely not because you only read your game and close the blog.  That can't be it.  

ODS was thankful that someone else will be hired to make the schedule next year and for the most fun league for 21 years.

RM was thankful Big E's bad luck this season and Roy trading for his injured players. 



Jeremy's Brother laid a mighty blow to Hardcore Cabinet's playoff chances as he pulled out yet another low scoring schedule aided win.  No one on JB managed to break the 16 point barrier but several Hardcore Cabinet players were still on a tryptophan induced nap.  In honor of your victory, Jason, I will let you enjoy this little nugget:  For many years I have done a large exhale to reset my brain and refocus.  This large exhale rumbles my large lips, and now every time I do it I can't help but feel it makes me look and sound like a horse thanks to your burns.  I'm sure that brings you great joy.  Enjoy it.  You deserve it, little guy. Hardcore coach's made several game day choices that led fans to believe his brain was in a fog.....
"Smug?! Who said I was smug?  Because I am not smug.  I define smug and I am not it.  I am not smug, nor does it bother me when you call me smug.  Got it! Thanks.


Dollars defeated Stabmyballzrepeatedly in a high scoring affair between the likely 3rd and 4th seeds come playoff time.  Josh Jacobs' 44 points almost single handedly defeated Dollars well rounded team.  Dollars unleashed a good week as soon as he sent Russell Wilson to the unemployment line and prepares to hand the team over to DeShaun Watson who hasn't played a real game in front of a full stadium of fans since the 2019 season.  Plus he has to worry about him getting another against her will rub and tug.....


   Smug? I'm not smug. I'm just sitting over here not being bothered by being called smug.  Nothing to see here.  But quit saying it.  Not that I care... Cause I don't.


Los Zapatistas did much better in his matchup than he did naming his team this week.  Factual inaccuracies were abound and eventually he just committed Wolficide, thrusting Rush'n Missiles firmly into the drivers seat for the toilet trophy.  The Miami Defense scored 22 points for the Shoes to rally past RM.  Can I say that RM is a shell of his former self when he has always been shitty?  A shell of his usual shit self?  Doesn't roll off the tongue but it is accurate because RM since joining the league has been a slug....

 

Wait a second?  Did somebody ask for the definition of smug because I decide that.  I don't care what you guys think but I need to say something anyhow.  Just to prove I don't care.  Capeesh.  NOT SMUG.  


Ogre's Death Squad was able to move from the driver's seat for the toilet trophy to a surprisingly crowded back seat. (More on that later)  Italian Stallions' playoff hopes are in their usual place on life support.     It was recent trade acquisition Jalen Hurts and nothing else for the Stallions.  It's a story of two schedules the rest of the way for who will be in contention for the toilet bowl.   ODS gets Bay-Bay's and living on fumes Hardcore Cabinet.  While Italian Stallions has to battle SMBR and $$$.  That kind of schedule makes you want to grab some Leap and chug...

Man I am so glad that I couldn't care less about being smug.  It is not up to me to decide but you know what?  It is. I'm not smug nor do I care.  Have I mentioned that I don't care?  I'm tired of repeating myself.  


Blue Gatorade took Bay Bay's best game of this season and told him where to shove it.  Something involving bimbos and ass kissing.  It's hard to tell because once that first sip of Zima hits your lips things go off the rails.    No Fields no problem.  Bay Bay's shit point total for the season has eliminated him from ending his rookie season in the playoffs.  In fact the toilet bowl is quite the possibility.  It was mercy killing on his terrible season.  It is a good thing Blue Gatorade pulled the plug....

I was just over here not caring that people were saying that I am smug, when I couldn't help but hearing someone say that I was smug.  Now mind you.  I don't care about it, but I would have to be like (insert your own strained metaphor) to not at least make a comment about how not smug I am and you guys would know that if you were on my level.  But you're not so you can't.  So in summation, not smug, doesn't bother me, I'm better.  Thanks. 

Big Nasty Express healed Kyler's hamstring but Eh Bid Dude ripped his playoff chances clean off the bone.  Tom Brady managed to get 22 points while playing really shitty against the Browns and led EBD to the victory that erased that .00001% of missing the playoffs.  EBD is back on his bullshit again asking for his flowers after losing 3 out of 4 games.  He says he should be in a class all his own and LZ should change his name in admiration. Eh Bid Dude hopes that the recent past is not repeatedly as he hasn't won a playoff game since 2016.  I mean calm down on the horn tooting because it's somebody else's thing to be smug...

Yeah that's my corner.  I mean, I'm not smug.  Yeah, that's the ticket.  Plus you can't be smug, EBD because I determine the definition of smug.  It has been granted to me from the gods.  Bestowed on my non-smug normal sized head.  



Finally in other action, The Collegians lost their game.




BL, EBD, $$$, SMBR have all clinched playoffs, there is an infinitesimal chance that SMBR could fall out of the playoffs, but as long as he sets a lineup both weeks, he is good.  

Completely eliminated from the playoffs are ODS, BB, RM.  BNE and IS each have less than 0.68% of the playoffs.  The toilet bowl is likely heading to RM with a 75% probability of finishing DFL with his DSL.  BB's has an 18% chance, ODS 5% and BNE and IS each have less than 1%.  So really if you think about it BNE and IS are basically playing for nothing these next two weeks. 

 Now what everyone actually wants to see, the playoff odds for the 5 squads fighting for 3 spots.  

JB 90% HC 84% LZ 62% TC 36% BG 25%


Congratulations to LZ and JB who won this week with a 6-1 record.  While EBD dude scored zero wins and SMBR/TC both led the league in loses with 5.  HC remains the overall leader but JB gained ground.  Get your picks in for next week here.



- UNLUCKY
+ LUCKY
PWREBD
TIERSRANKWL+/-
Alone @ the top
BL123330
Championship Contenders +Max
EBD102540
SMBR100560
BG9660-4
Playoff 
Contenders +E
ODS8274-9
EBD102540
HC79771
$$79772
Hot Garbage
LZ7581-3
BNE74820
EBD102540
TS73834
IS70861
Cold Garbage but lucky
TC561005
EBD102540
TRASH TRASH TRASH
Can Dan take over Cor Cor
CB431130
EBD102540
BB401162
NOTES:
Highest scoring week of year (TOTAL by all Teams)
BB/BG/ODS all set season Highs
HC set season low
Median Score was 107! Highest by 3 points this year



Week 13 Preview

Game of the Week
#1 Bricklayers vs #5 Jeremy's Brother

HC vs TC
(This game looks like a win and in lose and go home game)

BNE vs RM 

EBD vs LZ

$$ vs IS

BG vs SMBR

Toilet Bowl Game of the Week
#13 ODS vs #12 BB

Winner will avoid the toiletries

Good Luck to all next week. 

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

HTPB 20.11

 




This week Jeremy's Brother was able to beat Blue Gatorade, or somebody at least.  Whoever the hell he played, he won. His 4th such win this season. JB has taken the horseshoe that was in Dan's ass and shoved it up his own.  JB was able to pull it out with some Monday Magic by that beautiful bitch Jimmy Garoppolo. Blue Gatorade has many losses this season but this one has to hurt the most. His playoff hopes are dangling like Justin Fields' shoulder. Jason was led by Tyler Bass' huge day to start his holiday week off right. I would like to point out that I went this entire write up without mentioning Jason's height or rather lack thereof.  Dammit!  



Bay-Bay's got another cold dose of facts this week, as his team continues to fall towards toiletries.  Jamaal Williams channeled his inner Jerome Bettis and scored 3 short TD's to lead Hardcore Cabinet to the victory.  When the highest two scoring players in the game are the Lions' backup running back and Danny Mother Fucking Dimes, it's weird game.  Bay-Bay's didn't lose anyone to injury during the game so he can count that as moral victory along with the fact that he has a tragic number of 2 over ODS to avoid toiletries and a large postal bill.  Hardcore Cabinet manages to be respectable this season despite having 5 guys suffer fantasy season ending injuries. 



Ogre's Death Squad invited the Collegians over for some chili, a season eliminating loss, and the usual reverse cowboy.  It was nice for a family member to be able to pull the plug after a long happy season that existed.  The biggest news coming out of this game is the debate as to whether the Collegians are good now.  After not breaking 100 all season, he has done so three weeks in a row.  His title repeat chances depend on him winning as many games as possible as he will likely lose all tie breaks.  The remaining schedule of Bricklayers, Hardcore Cabinet and Bay-Bay's is a rough end of the year stretch overall and remains to be seen if the damage done early in his season can be overcome. 


 Los Zapatistas was able bring George Kittle back from the dead to come from behind and get a big win.  Los Zapatistas has an easier schedule the rest of the way which means he has to play the other two wolves. Can his prince Christian Watson keep up the TD output? The playoff chances for Italian Stallions are as dim as usual.  Italian Stallions most likely must win out against a semi difficult schedule the rest of the way out. 



  Dollars got his whopping 4th win this season without breaking 100 points.  RM streak of never winning a playoff game and never bringing joy to anyone he meets continues as he was eliminated from playoff contention yet again. When Marcus Mariota's 18 points leads the game in scoring you know if was a shit show.  Dollars hopes to ride his group of injured and suspended players in the playoffs and his unbelievable luck has allowed him to do so.  Dollars did allow Cory to have a moment with one of his millions of kids before ending his season.  (Side note, this dude is very lucky a cop or a someone else with a gun didn't drive by and try to stop this).  The Dollars lucky streak continues as he has currently picked 5 of the 7 playoff teams and 2/3 of the stolen valor playoff teams. 



Big Nasty Express gagged on Monday Night and may have choked on their playoff hopes.  Rondale Moore scored negative points and then got injured, Colt McCoy was Colt McCoy, and McCaffery was a normal player. BNE should have set his lineup to be handled by a computer because his human brain hasn't made good decisions.  Like should I rely on second half of the year, Kyler Murray.  SMBR all but locked up a playoff spot with the victory.  He doesn't say much but he keeps taking people down. If I was betting in Vegas, I think SMBR would have interesting odds to make a bet on.  


(I have no idea what the heck this is but I love it so)

Bricklayers has been redefining the record books for wins, point totals, and being a pompous ass this season. Bricklayers defeated EBD to clinch a first round bye and give EBD a hard luck loss.  HE is the one who decides how people should perceive him.  It is HE and HE alone who knows that it is on you the listener to not take his overly verbose explanations of everything and his holier than thou attitude as smug but as a chance to listen to great wisdom.  It is time you peasants took the gifts of HIS lessons and improved yourselves to hope to be half the man that HE is.  HE brags about HIS charity contributions without prompting so that you may attempt to help others as HE.  So remember this Thanksgiving to say thanks for HIM, and good tidings upon his name.    In yours travels over the next few days, ask yourself is this how HE would want you to act. WWBLD.


             Power Rankings Old School Edition because Nick may have gone into hiding after his season may have went up in flames in Mexico last night. 



BL, EBD, SMBR have 100% probability of the playoffs.

$$ 96%

HC 94%

JB 75%

TC 50%

LZ 36%

BG 19%

BNE 16%

IS 13%

BB 0.32%

RM/ODS 0%



Congratulations to this week's winner LZ!  Of course massive chuckles at ODS for going 1-6 with his only victory being picking against himself.  HC maintains a slight lead in the overall standings.  Get your picks in early because the games start earlier this week. 



                                                                        Week 12 Preview 

Making the executive decision to have two games of the week this because it's my column and I can do whatever I want with it. 

                                                                #3 SMBR vs #4 Dollars

                                                            Blue Gatorade vs Bay-Bay's 

               (This gets co-game of the week billing because it is an loser leaves town match, I can't foresee a playoff scenario for either with a loss here)

                                                                    HC vs JB

                                                                    BNE vs EBD

                                                                    BL vs TC

                                                                    RM vs LZ

                                                                    ODS vs IS


Happy Thanksgiving and enjoy week 12.  Please text me individually what you are legit thankful for in HTPB for next week's write-up.


Tuesday, November 15, 2022

HTPB 21.10

 


This week saw a flurry of trades which honestly I have lost track of who has who. Mahomes has been moved from EBD to IS to BL.  Kupp has been traded and injured.  Tyreke Hill ended up on Bay-Bay's which means the clock is ticking for him to be injured within 10 hours like Kurt Russell in Escape from NY. (now streaming on paramount plus or wait for a Sunday morning on TNT at Dom's house.)  I think somebody got Phillip Rivers because I keep seeing him on the transaction wire.  Pretty sure The Collegians ended up with Reggie Langhorn.  It's been a whirlwind.  




Blue Gatorade turned 18 this week and destroyed his old man.  Justin Fields is going to be a problem going forward.  If Blue Gatorade can keep winning, nobody wants to see this team in the playoffs.  He's put up 40 points in back to back weeks. Jefferson and Taylor did what they have been supposed to do all season and the rout was on.  Hardcore Cabinet may be in some danger as they have now lost 4 starters for the fantasy season.  Blue Gatorade has now beaten Hardcore Cabinet 4 years in a row.  Hardcore has been the definition of replacement level this season.  5-5 record.  5 wins against teams with less points than him and 5 losses against 5 teams with more points than him over the course of the season.  Luckily for Hardcore Cabinet, in the final 4 games Hardcore has more points than 3 of them.  



Stabmyballzrepeatedly has established family dominance just in time for Thanksgiving.  SMBR's hardest decision is which stud QB to play each week while several teams trot out the prayer bum of the week at the position.  SMBR showed RM that despite unloaded Cooper Kupp at the exact right moment, that he is competing to avoid a toiletries and not a playoff contender.  When you get 20 points out of Marcus Mariota and still only score 90 points overall that is a team wide problem.  This is not the season that RM gets their first playoff win, nor in the next decade, most likely.   


                                                         (Two ships passing in the night)

Los Zapatistas continue to slide down the standings.  If you can start the second and third leading rushers on the 3 win Bears, ya got to do it.  The Shoes hasn't broken the 84 point barrier in three weeks.    The Big Nasty Express continues to try to dig themselves out of the hole that the computer had placed him into.  CMC has been a welcome addition.  His defensive dominance as of late has been key to the turn around. BNE D coordinator record is now 4-5-1. Was he spending too much time on the Mustangs' D on not his own D?  There is only so much a man can think about D and BNE thinks about the D all day and dreams about the D all night.  The D comes to him in his dreams, the D comes all over BNE during the wee hours of the night.  It's been the key to his turnaround.  Nick will always turnaround for the D.  




Bricklayers continues to put up massive point totals without fielding a complete lineup and continues to have pristine health. In case you forgot Eric, when a player is injured there will be a little read letter next to their name, so don't be alarmed when you see it.  The win mathematically clinched a playoff berth.  I think Bay-Bay's has squeezed all the luck he could out of his first season in the league in terms of wins and has squeezed all the bad he could out of nagging injuries and bad trades. How tall is the stalk that you got from the magic beans you got for Ekler, Dan?  Is it at least as tall as Jason?  Or is it even taller, like the height of your son?  Maybe Bay-Bay's will have enough wins to avoid the toilet because those point totals are really low.  It would suck to have to pay to have the toilet trophy engraved and shipped to Connecticut.  




Jeremy's brother has managed to score over 100 points in a win just twice this season and somehow has 5 wins.  Two straight weeks he has managed to win without breaking 90.  He keeps dodging bullets, most likely being shot straight over his head.  It is also important that we spend this time eulogizing Ogre's Death Squad that while not mathematically eliminated from the postseason, it logistically eliminated with this loss.  Josh Allen's elbow is weaker than Bricklayers after a vigorous back patting session.  The wheels have fallen off ODS' season as he will fight with a rather large section of the league to avoid toiletries.  

Eh Bid Dude continued to damage himself with trades this week as staying home with his 9 toes has caused EBD to go full Rear Window on his roster and his sanity. EBD has traded away CMC, Patrick Mahomes, Santa Claus, and Mary Tyler Moore.  He did end up with Austin Ekler, Jamaar Chase with a broken hip, Cooper Kupp with a bum ankle, Col. Mustard in the Observatory with a wrench, Reginald Vel Johnson, a prescription for Lithium, and a conditional 14th round pick in 2031.  Italian Stallions enjoyed the victory and repeatedly offering EBD to come over for a meal of whine and cheese. Is the victory too little too late for the Stallions?  Can he win 3 of 4 out of LZ, ODS, SMBR, and $$$? 


After picking up several shit wins this season, Collegians finally got to taste defeat on a good week as the fantasy gods try to even things out.  Dollars used a well rounded attack to gain the victory.  Despite their low point total, it's getting harder and harder to envision Dollars missing the playoffs not with standing the rotting corpse of Allen Robinson getting significant playing time.  Will Dollars have the balls to call on DeShaun Watson out of the gate in the playoffs?  We all know DeShaun doesn't take no for an answer.  The Collegians are still alive for a repeat championship but will need a lot of wins to make that happen.  His remaining schedule is pretty difficult with ODS, BL, HC, and BB the rest of the way. Dollars playoff picks are currently hitting 5/7 with Bricklayers clinching one correct pick.



Skynet says that Bricklayers have locked up the #1 seed and EBD has locked in a playoff spot.  Here are the rest of the playoff odds. 
SMBR 96%
$$ 88%
HC 88%
BG 61%
JB 51%
BNE 46%
IS 26%
LZ 17%
BB 2%
ODS 1%

Skynet also believes the following teams are the favorites to win the Toilet Trophy.
RM 52% BB 27% ODS 16% 


- UNLUCKY
+ LUCKY
PWR
TIERSRANKWL+/-
Alone @ the topBL104260
Coming for that #1 spot
EBD85450
SMBR83470
BG8248-4
Bad schedule, worse schedule, lucky pos
BNE7258-4
ODS6862-8
HC67632
Feces
TS63672
$$62685
LZ5872-1
DomIS58720
Dog Doo Doo and lost horseshoe
CB4090-1
TC40905
Dan gets his own tierBB281022
NOTES:
3rd lowest scoring average overall, 99.6
BG set personal high
No one scored personal low
LZ 59.92 was lowest score of year
Through week 9, BL has highest score 152.8 week 9
BB has the lowest high score @ 103.01 week 8. gross
BL has the highest low score @ 97.35 week 4



Congratulations to BG who went 6-1 to win the week.  TC, ODS, and BB finished last with respectable 3-4 marks.  HC cabinet has broken the tie with JB to take the overall season lead. Pick week 11 here.




The Game of the Week 
#1 Bricklayers vs #2 Eh Bid Dude
HC vs BB
BNE vs SMBR
BG vs JB
$$ vs RM

#14 Ogre's Death Squad vs #7 The Collegians
#10 Italian Stallions vs #11 Los Zapatistas

Good luck to all this week.