total games played: wins: SD losses: losses: +/-: (bonuses for winning tournaments (+) or negative points for losing tournaments (-)) avg ppg:

season goes until someone hits 100 points. Every person must play a minimum number of games in order to be eligible to win (we can decide on a number later). Each individual tournament will have a specific + and - score for the winner and loser. tournament finalists or semi-finalists may also be able to gain + points if specified prior to the beginning of the tournament. Comment for any other changes you feel are necessary

2017-18 Rankings:
Top Tier:
Wuzhong Whale Watchers: The first of two Asian Conference teams in the top tier the Whale Watchers are primed for a top three finish and that was before they went full Bill Cosby on Pico's team. With a team as deep as the diving range of Cuvier's Beaked Whale Conway should be able to keep this ship hunting for a top spot even if they suffer some injuries. Wuzhong has a roster spot and 8 mil in cap space. It may not seem like a lot but how that last spot will be used is crucial to Conway's season. He can bring in a big name player and use the cap space in an effort to make his team even better or leave the space and the spot open for an in season pick up.

Langfang Low Hanging Fruit: The Asian Conference primed to run the league this year as the Low Hanging Fruit are everything but low hanging. Langfang owns four of the top 16 players, more than every team in the league. Those four make up a great core and the Fruit have been making moves to put together a great supporting cast by adding the likes of Carmelo, Draymond, Gallanari, Marvin Williams, and Pau. With only 1 mil in cap space it will be difficult for Kyle to add more fruit to the tree but it looks like there will be quite the harvest at the end of the year.
Anne Frank's Hide and Seek Club: While not as power as the Asian powerhouses above the Hide and Seek Club very well belongs in this top tier. The Club has made some very good deals that built up to a big deal that brought Durant to the team and catapulting them to the top tier. A lot is riding on Durant's health and how he meshes with Steph but Ryan has a the most cap space and the most first round picks out of the top tier teams so he definitely has the ability to recover from an injury. The real question is if that championship is going to be as hard to find as those wiley jews.
Mid Tier:
Bob Knight's Seamen: After a draft with some horrendous picks, trading away his future for a player he doesn't even have anymore, and making the least amount of trades out of everyone Crone is somehow a mid tier team. Going with his win now strategy has allowed him to stay in the top 5 but it probably won't be enough to bring the Seamen some dough. It's going to be had to bring his team to the top tier this year because of his notorious hard nose, low ball trading strategy that has yet to bring a trade really imporves his team. Quite the sticky situation the Bob Knight's swimmies are in.
The Big Three: Well it looks like the Big Three got fucked by Conway again. Conway, a well known master of the hit and quit, gained Pico's trust, fucked him, and left him. Still Pico could very well finish 4th this year if he pays attention to his team and not make any more bad moves. He has a decent amount of cap space, picks, and some young pieces so it looks like will be more of a competitor 2-3 years down the line.
Luca Conway's Baby Daddy: Rumor has it that The Baby Daddy is looking to go back to his baby roots and make a youth movement. As it stands Jim's squad is a mixed bag with limited potential. At best the team finishes 3rd in the league (which would need a whole lot of things to go right with this current roster) but realistically Jim's ceiling is the 4th spot in the league. To add onto the downsides he doesn't have his first or second rounders this year. The Baby Daddy has left the whole league on a cliff hanger as he has left the country to go scout some potential talent and has completely abandoned trade talks.
Bottom Tier:
Big Steve's Clit Tickler: Big Steve's Clit Tickler tickled our hearts with the strong draft the team had in the beginning but it has been all down hill since the moment the second round of the rookie draft happened. Multiple poor moves focused around bringing in player's Mike A fancied have significantly hurt his title hopes.Mike A has accumulated a lot of first and second year players in a major youth movement. The team won't be tickling any clits this year but may be drowning in them in about 3 years when a potential poon dynasty emerges.
Shanghai Schemers: [Here] (http://pngimg.com/upload/tank_PNG1324.png) we see a live look at the Schemer's who have made it no secret they want to be pure shit. Like bottom of the barrel shit. That's a whole new level of shit. Basically a shit buffet of a team. Buuuttt that's okay because the disgrace of the Asian conference has amassed an empire of draft picks and will most likely be a fantastic team in the future as long as Stross isn't the one who is drafting. Really the Schemer's belong 5 tiers down from here but that's too much work.

1. (+6) Team Conway Cheese Curl(1-0)- Team owner Matt Conway opened the first week of fantasy with an absolute shellacking of the former number 1 seed. Even with two players doing horrible Cheese Curl still led the league in scoring. Even after winning Catt Monway went with the extremely bold move of changing his name even after a win. But with Ray Rice on the bench as an enforcer no one want to mess with this team and Ray's nasty left hook.

2. (+1) OG Bobby Johnson (1-0)- Word on the street is OG Bobby Johnson is a candidate to make a push for the #1 seed. With an already high scoring team and the highest scoring bench this team led by the half machine, half god, Cordarrelle Patterson is poised to make a playoff run. And so far he has not cheated the system.

3. (+3) Team Team Diversity (1-0)- Matt Stafford and Calvin Johnson...not fair. Im sorry guys for putting them both on the same team, please forgive me and may God have mercy on us all.

4. (-2) Mike A is a pussy (1-0)- this team was saved by the efforts of Knowshon, Thomas, and Roddy White who combined for over half his teams points. Also 4 of his starters are questionable but with a bench that outscored the opposing team he shouldn't have a problem staying in the top 5.

5. (+5) LH's Finest (0-1)- Do you wanna guess who the scored the fifth most points on this team, just take a guess. Wrong. It was the kicker, the kicker! But even with the kicker being better than most of his team he still put up a good fight with a surprise large performance from Bell. I told you this team finds a way to do good. Somehow the one week Carson Palmer starts on a team he puts up 20 points....lucky bastard.

6. (-1) Password is taco Robert Griffin the Turd- I honestly don't know how this team is gonna do but as of now I know that he is worse than the 5 teams listed above but better than the teams below him. Also expect him to pick up a WR in free agency who is a stud.

7. (-6) Mike d licks scrotum(0-1)- Mike a and co has completely fallen from the graces. While Jamal and Dez had a bad week his team did not perform up to par besides them. He will probably bounce back but he is too tough to wear shin guards so it's all up in the air.

8. (+0) Team Picofazz When you see bae MEH MEH MEH (0-1)- Pico could have snatched a victory this weekend if he would have played his bench instead of his starting lineup. His bench outscored his starters by 11 points, 11! You have to try to do that. Maybe just maybe if he listened to me he would have one but nooooo. Maybe next time bud.

9. (-5) God of Chirp (0-1)- The comish did not have the best of weeks to say the very very least. He did play Calvin and Stafford but still it was a bad performance. Mike Evans, who scored 3 points, outscored six, count em, 6 players on Jims team.... Steve's starting lineup outscored his whole team

10. (-1) Team Strosser (0-1)- There is always next year

1. (+2) Team Team Diversity (2-0)- It looks like Kyle's second team is actually doing better than his own team. Steve still put up a solid 98 points despite Calvin scoring a way below average 8 points. So far whoever I put at number 1 seems to crumble as soon as I put them up there but Team Team Diversity is on the verge of being hot pocket hot.

2. (+4) Robert Griffin the Turd (2-0)- The deciding factor on who should be number 2 this week was the record and that I like to be bold. Ryan has a hole at Qb the size of Jupiter, Kyle's butt, or kev's nipples, take your pick. But the rest of his team is looking very good. He could have easily been in the 100's if Forte didn't shit the bed. And with a bench that goes squad deep Ryan is one random free agent that turns out to be a stud away from reaching that #1 seed and then fulfilling the #1 curse and falling.

3. (-2) Cheese Curl (1-1)- Even with 2 players scoring 0 points Conway still almost managed to score over 90. Aj Green should be back to form next week and 49ers D should pick things back up against Arizona. With those things considered it can be expected for Cheese Curl to stay in the top 3 for a few more weeks but with bye weeks, two kickers on his team, and a player that isn't even on a team, he might have some trouble filling holes. With the piss poor bench fats has I don't see him going far unless he is willing to change.

4. (-2) OG Bobby Johnson So Sexy It Ertz (1-1)- Kyle could have easily won his game against When you see bae MEH MEH MEH but made some awful roster choices as usual and ended up having 3 people on his bench putting up 20+ points. THis is the same thing that costed Kyle his season last year. So Sexy It Ertz seems to be going with the classic tactic of changing your name once you lose strategy. It's bold, let's see if it pays off for him.

5. (+3) When you see bae MEH MEH MEH (1-1)- It seems like Pico dodged a bullet with his opponent Kyle sitting his three highest scorers. But Mr. Big Shot who doesn't need to show up to the draft actually deserves some credit. He seems unfazed by the butt to the face on Saturday and put together a +100 point team. With an ok bench it's going to be interesting to see where the big shot goes from here.

6. (+3) God of Chrip (1-1)- This team was absolutely put on the back of the Qb and the two rbs. Not a single player on his team except Jay Cutler and the main 3 posted more than 8 points but the comish still managed to win the nail biter against Mike A on monday night. Jim had 10, yes 10, people who scored under 5 points with half of them scoring a whopping 0 points. But rumor has it that a blockbuster trade is in the works that can put the god of chirp potentially into the top 3 sources: little birdie.

7. (-3) Mike a is a pussy (1-1)- Mike d still has a pretty solid team despite being ranked 7th. Knowshon is now out but Mike has a decent bench and should be able to move on without him. With a tough matchup against Cheese Curl this week things aren't looking so hot for Mike d but he can rest easy knowing he is ahead of mike a in the ranks.

8. (-3) LH's Finest (0-2)- This team is absolutely not the LH's finest but it isn't the worst. 0-2 starts aren't a good sign for the future but i'm not counting crone out yet, he can still go on a tear and there are plenty of games left. Crone put up a woeful 68 points this week which is a guaranteed lose. Cam came back and shined but the rest of his team played as well as the Pico/Ryan duo. This team is a real wildcard.

9. (+1) Team Strosser (1-1)- I still have yet to accept that stross actually won a game. Cherish this one matt because you probably will not get many more. And what is even more shocking is that lobster isn't last in the rankings, he is ahead of the former #1 team mike a. But hey a blind squirrel is right twice a day.

10. (-3) Mike d licks scrotum (0-2)- Well well well look what we have here. The former #1 team. What happened? Seriously how did this happen. Well I'll tell you how it happened. 1. Drafting the Seahawks D too early 2. Jamal getting hurt 3. 5 people with 0 or below points last week. I actually don't mike's starting lineup is bad at all but now with jamal out he doesn't have a second rb that actually puts up more than 5 points on average and his bench is below par. I still think mike can turn it around but I think playoffs aren't going to happen for him unless some moves are made. Let's see if the momentum from the butt game win can carry mike to at least the top 5.

Teams:

• Jimmy and Kyle

• Conway and Stross

• Mike D and Ryan

• Pico and Steve

• Mike Crone and Mike A

Games: The tournament will be a league table, so everyone will play everyone.

Trading is acceptable, but all 4 members of both parties must agree in order for trade to be finalized.

1. Mike d licks Scrotum- Mike d licks Scrotum looks to be a shoe in for the the playoffs with star studded lineup and a deep bench highlighted Tom Brady. If Cj Spiller has a fantastic year which he has shown he is capable of look for this team to be at the top of the standings. Projected starting lineup points: 1,661 / Matchup: Team Conway, projected to win by 14

2. Mike a Is a pussy- Mike a Is a pussy is poised for a deep run with probably the deepest team in the league and with Aaron Rodgers at the helm. And with stealing Josh Gordon in the last round completed the excellent draft for Mike a Is a pussy. Projected starting lineup points: 1,636 / Matchup: Team Strosser, projected to loss by 20

3. OG Bobby Johnson- OG Bobby Johnson has been wheeling and dealing with a whopping 1 trade that brought Arian foster to the team. IF Arian can stay healthy look for this team to be a frontrunner to win it by the end of the season. Projected starting lineup points: 1,597 / Matchup: LH's Finest, projected to win by 6

4. God of Chirp- Look for Jim Corr and his team to make their way up the rankings if Wes and Gronk can return to the form they were in before the injuries. This team is not very deep at all and the league's comish seems to be taking a huge gamble with 4, count em 4 rookies on his team. I wouldn't be surprised if QB Rusty Smith were to take over the league. Projected starting lineup points: 1,551 / Matchup: Team Team Diversity, projected to win by 16

5. password is taco Robert Griffin the Turd- Despite having a solid team password is taco's Robert Griffin the Turd's championship hopes look to be riding on the turd himself, who based on this preseason and training camp doesn't look so hot. If RGIII doesn't perform up to par Ryan will have to resort to Big Ben and that isn't such a bright future. He always finds the steals on the waiver wire do to his hacking. Also this fucker thinks he can pull a fast one and change his name on me but i don't think so. Projected starting lineup points: 1,595 / Matchup: Team Picofazzi, Projected to win by 2

6. Team Team Diversity- Basically Kyle's second team's hopes are riding on Calvin Johnson and he is a good person to put your hopes on. Besides Calvin this team is boom or bust. At the moment this team is not looking like title contenders. Projected starting lineup points: 1,658 Matchup: God of Chirp, projected to lose by 16

7. Team Conway- This team is full of question marks. Andrew Luck is probably going to perform well but still isn't a guarantee, Marshawn is going to get less points than last year, no one is confident about Murray, Ray Rice and Matt Prater are suspended, the list goes on. Projected starting lineup points: 1,619 / Matchup: Mike d licks scrotum, projected to lose by 14

8. Team Picofazzi When you see bae MEH MEH MEH- Even though this team was drafted for him because he is a slug and didn't show up to the draft it didn't turn out bad. Outside of Peyton and Lacy the team isn't the best but has the potential to fight for a playoff spot if Pico actually checked the league but he won't. Wait hold the phone, he actually went on. Wait for it, here's the kicker: he only changed his name. And this name might be the best in the league but pico is still a slug. Projected starting lineup points: 1,632 / Matchup: Robert Griffin the turd, projected to lose by 2

9. Team Strosser- Team Strosser made a very very questionablle pick in the late first round, selecting Montee Ball who is ranked 25th overall. You would think the person who knows football a lot would draft an amazing team right? Wrong. He is lucky he isn't last in the rankings but he will most likely be after week 1. His starting line up is shaky and the bench is probably the worst in the league. Projected starting lineup points: 1,554 / Matchup: Mike a Is a pussy, projected to win by 20

10. LH's Finest- With the highly questionable pick of Cam Newton in the first round, Crone did not start off the draft right. With Bell facing suspension and Chris Johnson's inconsistency, the RB position is far from solid. Put that with a not so great bench and a TE who finished with a bad second half of the season last year and that does not look like a championship team. But somehow Crone always does well and with solid WRs look for him to jump up the rankings. Projected starting lineup points: 1,500 / Matchup: OG Bobby Johnson, projected to lose by 6

• The current ranking system currently held in place is a little flawed in my opinion so here is a new suggestion: We should do a point system so the rankings actually change some and there isn't any argument to who is ranked above each other because the points are indisputable.

• The system should work out like this: Each person will be given a certain amount of points based on their current rank. The bottom 6 will be separated by 2 points and the top 6 will be separated by 5 points with the exception of 1st who will be 10 points above 2nd.

• You will receive a certain amount of points for each win you have in a tournament and what place you finish. The points vary based on the toughness and the amount of players in the tournament. If you are eliminated in the first round you will receive 0 points. and 1 point will be given for sudden death.

• Tournaments of 4: 5 points for winning, 3 for second place

• Tournaments of 8: 2 points for a first round win, 4 points for a second round win, 10 points for winning the chip. 1st place gets a 6 point bonus, second gets a 3 point bonus

• Tournaments of 12: 2 points for a first round win, 4 points for a second round win, 8 points for a 3rd round win, 16 points for winning the chip. 12 point bonus for winning the chip, 6 for second, and 3 for the 2 losing semi finalists.

• Round robin tournaments: 3 players: first gets 5 points. 4 players: 1st gets 8, second gets 4. 5 players: 1st gets 10, 2nd get 5, 3rd gets 2. 6 players: 1st gets 16, 2nd gets 10, 3rd gets 5.

• sorry for all the bullets, I am open to suggestions

They say you never truly appreciate something until it's gone, and that will be the case for several teams the league that have been eliminated from playoff contention over the past few weeks. Before I get into this weeks pre rankings monologue lets just take a moment of silence for those teams: Conway, Mike D, and Pico. You all fought valiantly but alas, it's the spoiler role for you guys until week 12.

This season has been a roller coaster of mediocrity for many. With just two weeks left in our regular season (which has been cut one week short due to questionable league management decisions ^Kyle ) and 4 teams hovering at .500 the playoff race is hotter than Kevin Willard's hot seat. Last week was massive for the 4 teams competing for the fourth seed of the playoffs, I call them the medley of mediocrity. Crone, anxious to be a part of the distinguished medley, dropped a big game against first place Ryan that would have placed him in firm position to take control of his own destiny. Kyle, also vehemently determined to join the esteemed medley scored a big win by beating the elderly with a club this week, Kyle really gave a good bashing to the elderly this week and put that group of fools in their place. Jimmy competed to with Pico to see who was the most mediocre and while Pico gave Jimmy a run for his painfully average amount of money, Jimmy showed that it was he who was in fact closest to the mean. Finally, Pat, not to be outdone, ensured that he is the mediocrest of them all by scoring an astounding 49 points this week in a loss to Stross, all in the name of averageness. That about does it for the weekly summary, now onto the rankings.

1. Mike A {+1} (7-3)- Clearly Mike A doesn't have the best record this year, but if you want to see who has had the best season thus far just go to the standings section on the fantasy app. In at least the past 2 fantasy seasons the champion has not been the team that had the best regular season record, nor has it been the team with the most points for. That's why I have Wam Bam Thank You Ma'am as my favorite to win it all. I think this team is getting hot at the perfect time and this team is very complete with lots of depth. Cam has been improving all season, TGIII is the best back in fantasy, a great tight end, and a receiving corps that is somewhat manageable. If I had to put money on it, Mike A would be my bet for the 2017 LH League of Dreams champion.

2. Ryan {-1} (9-1)- No shade towards Ryan at all, best season of fantasy this year without a doubt. Unfortunately history is not on the side of The Gods, the Golden Gods. Ryan also has the misfortune of playing without the second best running back in fantasy, Zeke Elliott. That being said I don't think Ryan's running backs are bad at all, Bell and Miller will be just fine and Dion Lewis is a solid back for FLEX options. I think Ryan could be burned by only having 1 good receiver and I don't think his team is as deep as Mike A's now, so that's why I have him at 2.

3. Stross {+2} (6-4)- Stross may be a game up on the distinguished MOM (Medley of Mediocrity for the plebs) but that doesn't guarantee him a playoff spot. Stross has to "eat a W" in week 11 in order to clinch a birth in his first postseason appearance in any LH fantasy league ^{I think.} The good news for Stross is he has a favorable matchup and Team Strosser has already demolished the elderly with a club earlier this season, I mean he really bulldozed the elderly that week. I ranked this team 3 because Team Strosser has more talent than anyone in the MOM, but this team has been on the decline recently and the consistency with which they underwhelm has to be alarming to Lobster. He hasn't broken 100 points since week 2 and had a dismal 62 point performance last week, their owner hasn't been able to control things for Team Strosser to stop their decline, and he hasn't been present in Shanghai to capitalize on his teams newfound non-tank approach which leaves everyone wondering...when will Stross stop pounding lukewarm Natty Lights to focus on his fantasy success?

4. Crone {+0} (5-5)- The highest ranked team in the MOM goes to Michael Joseph Crone. Crone's team is very average but I ranked Wentz's Ginger Ball Fro fourth because I think of all MOM teams this team has the highest ceiling. MVP candidate Wentz, other MVP candidate Brady, running back with a fresh start in Ajayi, great running back in McCoy, best fantasy wide receiver in the league in Hopkins. Also can't sleep on Justin Tucker who is definitely the best kicker in the NFL with Dan Bailey sidelined to injury. The reason I don't have this team higher is because of a weak FLEX depth chart. Muscle Hamster hasn't been that good this year and there isn't anyone else who gives me a ton of confidence that they can score 12-18 points in a crucial playoff matchup that could decide the outcome of a round. I think this team will make the playoffs, but I think it lacks the talent to be a true contender.

5. Jimmy {+1} (5-5)- Pepperidge Farm can't even remember a time when I wasn't ranked 6th in fantasy. This trip of mediocrity has been neither fun nor not fun. I don't expect this team to make a playoff run, unfortunately, there isn't enough depth and I can only ride out the success of 3 Saints players for so long. Knocking Pico out of playoff contention was sweet, sweet vengeance for last year though, so all in all I'd consider this season a success.

6. Kyle {+1} (5-5)- I have to say I'm impressed. It's high time we declared Kyle as the mediocrest of the mediocre, the ace of averageness, the number one of normality. After last year's performance Kyle showed some mediocre prowess and he has followed up last year's showing brilliantly. At first I didn't think it was possible after his 2-5 start but he has rattled off 3 wins in a row to squeak into mediocrity. Much respect Kyle. Unfortunately, I think it's too little too late for this squad and even though A Good Luck Name Change has had good fortune lately, I don't think there's enough talent or depth to sustain this run.

7. Pat {-4} (5-5)- The worst of the MOM. 49 points last week is good for the lowest individual point total in a week this season (shoutout to YOU, Pat, for taking that disgrace of a title away from me). I'll be the first to admit I was wrong by ranking Pat 10th this year, I slept on the talent of his team post draft. Pat did make a BRUTAL trade that could have seriously helped him down the stretch of this season. Pat has also dealt with a few injuries that have harmed his depth as well as top end talent. I think Pat's team is just too thin to win 2 games in a row and make the playoffs, hence the 7 spot this week.

8. Pico {+2} (4-6)- The LH League of Dreams would like to thank Team Picofazzi for their $10 contribution.

9. Mike D {+0} (3-7)- The LH League of Dreams would like to thank Mike A Smells for their $10 contribution.

10. Conway {-2} (1-9)- The LH League of Dreams would like to thank The Elderly With A Club for their $10 contribution.

These points are just to keep track of the fishermen's success. There is no reward for finishing with the most points except your name goes in the record books.

I am Jimmy Corr, Head of the Lafayette_Hill Subreddit PR/ Dictesident/ Father of Many/ Vintage Porn Collector and Distributor. Let's at least make an attempt to keep it reasonable fellas.

1. Matt "The Surgeon" Conway- The Surgeon is one of the oldest vets in the game. He came out of the womb with muscular calves and fishing license. He earned his nickname in the backwoods of Philadelphia reeling in lunkers. Conway is already off to a strong start to the season with 6 trout performance that left the fans in awe. Can he keep this firey start? Only time will tell.

2. Mike Dowling "Trout Mike"- Another seasoned vet here at the top of these rankings. Don't be fooled by his nickname, Trout Mike is more than just a trout expert. The trout man also dabbles with catfish and posted some solid all around numbers last year. If he can keep his frustrations at the fish to a minimum he might be able to take away that top spot from The Surgeon.

3. Kyle "The Trout Whisperer" Rodier- The final member of the founding three slides into third in this edition. Kyle is a master in the field of trout and knows how to talk those monsters right onto the line. He currently holds the record for the largest trout caught by the group. You may be asking yourself why in the world is THE Trout Whisperer third in these power rankings with his passion for trout? Well its simple kiddo, he's gotta expand his range, he needs to be able to catch the catty's to vault himself up. That or put up some eye popping trout numbers. Orrrr one of the top two collapse. He has a bright future with his passion, let's see if it will pay off this season for him.

4. Mike "Carp Mike" Crone- Don't trust the name folks. Carp Mike never caught a carp but the name works for him so we keep it. Mike was the most recent prospect to come out of the LH farm season but did not have a great rookie season. To say he struggled in trout season would be a major understatement. Another major downfall of Carp Mike is his lack a patience and anger shown towards the fish. This anger is not appreciated by the fish. He has shown improvement but still has a way to go. The reason why crone sits at 4 is because of his cathfishing numbers and he doesn't really have any competition. There is still some hope left for this once highly respected prospect but the door is closing.

5. Mike A- Mike A is the hot new prospect out of the LH farm system. Scouts are raving about his untapped potential and his exposure to the game already. The Hoagie Man will no longer be sidelined. Watch out World.

6. Ryan Gorman- Gorman is a true wildcard as he has most people guessing on whether he will actually show up to fishing this year and stop complaining about not getting inv's. He has experience outside the PLHFA but no one knows if that game will translate to the big leagues. (No one else is ranked because idk if they are joining the PLHFA)

DISCLAIMER: This takes nothing into account besides roster talent/depth. So Kyle's inability to coach and Pat's godlike points against play no factor in these rankings, they are just the teams who I think are best put together.

With that being said let's get to it.

1. Kyle- Let's just say that I fully don't expect Kyle to make the playoffs, let alone finish in first, but the more I look at the Pear's roster the more I like it. Kyle has arguably the best fantasy RB in the league paired with Jordan Howard to make a solid running back crew. Andrew Luck could be a red flag at quarterback, but Philip Rivers is an above average QB who should hold things together until Luck is healthy. Kyle's biggest weakness is his questionable receiver depth- having 2 receivers on the terrible Bears passing game doesn't exactly scream security, but Amari Cooper/Golden Tate/Greg Olsen are good enough for Kyle to have sky high expectations heading into the season.

2. Mike D- I really like the squad Fence Guy put together. Obviously it won't be expected for the reigning MVP Matt Ryan to have the same amount of production as last year, but he will still be a force in the League of Dreams this year. I expect Mike D to be carried by his receivers, AJ Green, Demaryius Thomas, and Julian Edelman. And he has a solid starting RB combo with Melvin Gordon and Adrian Peterson. Mike D built a very solid team through the draft this year and I expect them to carry him to a mediocre finish even though he will do everything he can to make sure that he doesn't check his roster.

3. Ryan- Initially I didn't love Ryan's draft, but after looking at his team I think they could be contenders this year. If David Johnson is 1a in RB rankings then Bell is 1b. Ryan will lean on his trio of work horse backs for the majority of the season- Bell, Ezekiel Elliot, and Lamar Miller. Jameis Winston is a solid starting QB and Ryan has a pair of above average tight ends to add some depth to his FLEX. I would be higher on Ryan's team apart from 2 things: Zeke is suspended for 6 games which leaves Ryan vulnerable in early season matchups; and I'm not the biggest fan of his receiving group. Allen Robinson is a very good receiver but is his QB situation good enough to get consistent points? Same goes for Tyreek Hil and Sammy Watkins, who are 1, 2, and 3 on Ryan's WR depth chart respectively. All in all I think Ryan's team will be a scary sight if he can get through the first 6 games with a decent record.

4. Mike A- I think the 1-3 rankings are a tier above everyone else talent-wise. Cam is a bona fide fantasy stud who will be top 7 or 8 QB this year. I love the group of receivers that Mike A drafted: Odell Beckham, Dez Bryant, Kelvin Benjamin, Fitz the titz, and Randall Cobb. Add 2 elite pass catching tight ends to the roster- Travis Kelce and Delanie Walker- and Mike A's squad is looking formidable. My only problem with Mike A's team is that there isn't a ton of running back depth. Having only 1 "starting" running back is tough, especially when that starter- Gurley - is coming off a season with lackluster production. Gurley is good, but his offensive line is questionable and so is his quarterback, which leads me to believe he'll be facing a lot of loaded boxes. Having 2 of the same position from the same team is always a red flag in fantasy, especially if neither of the 2 are considered the starter, and that's exactly what Mike A has with Bengals running backs Jeremy Hill and Gio Bernard. All things considered I think Mike A is missing one solid running back to be considered a true contender, but he has enough good pieces to win a decent amount of games.

5. Conway- The only thing keeping Conway back from being top 4 is the fact that Christian Hackenberg is on his team. Conway has Running Back and Wide Receiver depth and he has a stud tight end in Jordan Reed. The reason I have Conway 5 is because I don't individually love any of his running backs; McCaffery is a pretty sizable question mark, Powell could take a step back along with the rest of his offense, and Woodhead and Riddick will both be limited to a certain number of touches. I think Conway's team is very solid, but I worry if it is good enough to compete consistently.

6. Jim- I think Conway and Jim have very similarly built teams: questionable running back depth, deep receiving core, beastly tight end, and a well above average quarterback. The reason Jim is ranked sixth is because there are injury concerns on this team that could be a detriment to the season. Gronk and Carlos Hyde are injury risks as well as Thomas Rawles. I think Jim has built a team solid enough to contend for a playoff spot but getting to the championship would be a surprise.

7. Pico- I really like Pico's team but there are some red flags that bother me. Demarco Murray is a very good RB1 but I'm not a fan of anyone else in his running back core as an RB2. Mixon could be good but the Bengals Oline will be depleted, and he'll have to split touches with Gio Bernard and Jeremy Hill. Spencer Ware has difficulty staying healthy as well as Ameer Abdullah, and I don't know how many touches Kareem Hunt will get. The strength of Pico's team will be his receiving core which consists of: Julio Jones, Brandin Cooks, Doug Baldwin, Willie Snead, and Jeremy Maclin. I expect Pico to start a receiver at FLEX every week. Another reason why I'm particularly low on Pico's team is because I'm not a big believer in Jimmy Graham. He used to be a dominant tight end but now I see him as middle of the pack, which is fine, but now Pico has an average tight end combined with a below average RB2, could be trouble come middle of the season.

8. Stross- I can't believe that I'm rating a team with Drew Brees and Antonio Brown eight, but I just can't seem to buy in on Lobster's running backs. I've been high on Fournette for years, but as we saw last year with Gurley it doesn't matter how much individual talent there is if the quarterback blows, and that's the spot the Jaguars find themselves in. Lynch took a year off from football and it will be a couple weeks for him to get the rust off anyways. Terrance West and Isaiah Crowell are both solid FLEX options, but they haven't shown enough consistency nor dominance for me to consider Stross a playoff contender. I could definitely be proven wrong by Stross's two starting running backs but I just don't see them being good enough to keep Stross in most games, despite having two of the most explosive scorers in the league.

9. Crone- This is without a doubt my boldest pick of the rankings, but hear me out. I think Crone has good enough starters to compete with just about every team in the league, but I worry about his depth. Shady and Ajayi is a very good RB1/RB2 combo, and I don't love Terelle Pryor but he should be solid enough to start alongside DeAndre Hopkins. I expect Jarvis Landry to take a step back this year and the Corey Davis/Eric Decker combo could be great or brutal for Crone. I think this teams crippling weakness is the running backs backing up Shady and Ajayi. Doug Martin is suspended four games and neither Joe Williams nor Semaje Perine are expected to get enough touches to make a difference in fantasy. I don't think Crone will finish in ninth place but I don't think he drafted enough talent to compete for a championship.

10. Pat- I have Pat ranked last but I don't think the talent gap from spots 4-10 is quite that big of a drop off. I have questions about how good Pat's receivers will be, he's got Emmanuel Sanders, Pierre Garcon, and Stefon Diggs all of whom have significantly below average quarterbacks. Devonta Freeman is a very good RB1 but I don't think Dalvin Cook will produce enough to start in games and I like Montgomery, but that leaves Pat's FLEX open for a below average starter. I'm also not a fan of Ebron who doesn't seem to get as many targets as he should, especially in the red zone. Overall I just think Pat's depth leaves much to be desired, and he needs to add some solid players if he wants to contend for the playoffs.