Little Lennie's Fantasies

Congratulations to the Road Dogs as they snapped their 9 game losing streak last weekend with their 89-61 throttling over the Chuddaheads! That win means the Thundering Herd's 11 game streak from years ago remains as the benchmark in futility for at least another year in Little Lennie's league! The Puppies got a welcomed 29 from Bo Nix as well as 12 points from a last minute pickup, emerging rookie TE Oronde Gadsden II as they finally broke the glass ceiling to get in the win column. There have been a few close but no cigar games for them this year like Week 2's 87-83 loss to TripleA or their 4 point loss to the Chuddaheads in Week 4. Bad luck continued for them in Week 7 when they dropped 96, only to lose to that week's highest scoring team, the Blitz who themselves scored 112. But the streak is now over at the expense of the now 4-6 Chuddas which means Bobby can concentrate on trying to get his team on a roll and maybe an unlikely but still possible shot at a wild card spot with 7 games remaining. For those out there thinking he has no chance realize this...as things stand right now the Dogs are just 4 games out of the 3rd wild card position. Yeah there are only 7 games left and yeah he's most likely going to have to go at least 6-1 and more likely run the table, but hey, his team ran the table for 9 straight losses and most would say that's harder to do than win 9 straight! Maybe Little Lennie is being too optimistic but don't count out those Dogs just yet. 

Another week another win for the Boyz as they continue piling up the points after last week's 138 (high team) to 89 crushing of the Hellraisers. No other team even hit the 90's last week but topping 100 now seems almost a given for the Boyz who have done so in 5 of their last 6 games. They remain clearly the best team in our league at 7-3 and the only team to have surpassed a thousand points scored at 1017. Second in scoring is the Straphangers at 860, an amazing 157 points behind them! Billy's team is also a perfect 5-0 against Monty Hall divisional opponents and leads by a wide margin in the Power Rankings, finishing no lower than 3rd in any of the 4 categories. But here's the thing; it's only October and there is a long way to go before the playoffs start. Owners like Coach Q., Joe Po, and Marco, all know that 1 injury to a star player could severely alter the chances of the Boyz as the season progresses. But for now we all kneel to the supremacy of the Essex Clammers. And deservedly so.

A little less than 2 weeks before the November 12th trading deadline but right now it's been extremely quiet. Maybe with no real separation most teams still feel that they have what it takes to make it to the playoffs. The guessing here is that after today's games we will see at least a few trades go down. There isn't much there in the Free Agent pool, especially for RB's and WR's so that may be the only way to improve. We shall see.

Little Lennie gives some "watch out for" respect to the Sunnyvale Shit Hawks, who, in spite of their 4-6 record, just may be that team which no one wants to play right now. With Drake Maye emerging as a relaible fantasy QB plus the always dangerous RB in Bijan Robinson, the Hawks have some weapons. And let's not forget the superstar in the making, Jaxon Smith-Njigba who is tops in wide receivers and on a monumental tear right now! Yep, keep an eye on this team because Little Lennie thinks they could be on the verge of a little run and soon. 

And finally, just a little "up yours" to all my favorite team owners who like to say that Little Lennie couldn't pick his own nose correctly let alone these games. Over the last 2 weeks your faithful servant has gone 10-2, a perfect 6-0 just 2 weeks ago mind you! Now I know, Wayne will say it's just luck. Paul Polizzia had a saying and I hope I get it right. He used to say at work all the time, "The winners laugh while the losers say deal the cards." So here's to laughing at you guys! At least for now...

Little Lennie's Quick Picks

Road Dogs -5 vs. The Iron... Losing Skattebo won't help the Dogs continue their winning ways but overall a bit of a headscratching lineup for this weekend's match against The Geritol Kids. Anyone leaving a healthy Nico Collins on your bench may be in need of a Trump cognitive test kit! For team Poliz, again an easy formula. If Josh Allen can deliver against the Chiefs then his team should roll. They are home and desperate for a win, especially against their AFC nemesis. Allen should come up big and with that so too does The Iron by 9!

Beach Court Blitz +1 vs. TripleA... Battle of the Brothers and in 2025 it shapes up to be a major test for both clubs who enter with a combined 13-7 record! For Custodial Nation, one of their counted upon stars, Devon Achane has gone and finished with a disappointing 4 points. They will need players like Jahmyr Gibbs and Keenan Allen to step up to compensate. For the Arsonists a rare favored status over the Nation and they need to take care of business, meaning Mahomes, McCaffrey, and Josh Jacobs all need to do what they do best... score fantasy points and lots of them. The guess here by Little Lennie? Arsonists escape with the home field victory by 6. Billy Meader rubbing hands in happiness as he sees an opportunity to close the gap against his Slimeball rival Blitz!

Government Mule +28 vs. the Sunnyvale Shit Hawks... The number 2. Ya know what that # signifies? It's the total number of touchdowns thus far this year between Stephon Diggs, Jakobi Meyers, and Michael Carter, all members of this week's Government Mule lineup! As The Iron owner Paul Polizzia likes to say, no bueno! This game is too easy to call. The Hawks eat up on road kill, led by Njigba and kicker McPherson. Yes, Dan, your kicker once again helps your team win. Funny how that happens. Hawks by 25!

BillyClubs +22 vs. the Bad Boyz... If the Nation does lose as predicted by Little Lennie then the defending champs need to pull the upset to gain some ground on them and this is one tough opponent to try to do so this weekend. But the Rednecks catch a break with Jalen Hurts and Dallas (you're welcome Bill) Goedert on bye. Then again, that puts Clubber star A.J. Brown on bye too. Look, the Boyz bench is better than half of our starting lineups and until something changes they're gonna be favored by humans and computers everywhere! Nacua is back and the Boyz continue their march towards the playoffs as they win by 15, while the Clubbers return to Rowleyville after squandering a golden opportunity to close the gap in their division. No crawdad soup for you this weekend!

The Chuddaheads +19 vs. the Straphangers... At first Coach Q. thought it was nice that the Boyz were getting some much deserved love from the league. Not anyomore. Hey, they have the same record (7-3) as them, lead their division like them, and have to date the league's single highest score (142 in Week 4). But even the Power Rankings are starting to ignore this franchise as they dropped to 4th overall! Yep, Coach Q. wants some of that spotlight put back where it belongs...on his team! A good way to start would be by taking care of business this weekend as they are heavily favored to spank the Chuddas who are still reeling after handing the Puppies their first win. But the Chuddas have some hope as Dave loses both Mayfield and Saquon Barkley to their byes. The computer (53-47) gives a slight edge to the Strappies and Little Lennie thinks that tightness will be reflected in the final score as some late Monday night heroics by CeeDee Lamb lifts the Strappies to their 8th win of the season, this time by an oh-too-close 3 points! 

Hellraisers -18 vs. Moulton Lava... Wayne wondering out loud what has happened to his team's scoring touch these last several weeks and rightly so. Their totals over the last 3 games? 37, 37, and 45. Wayne attributes it to luck. Some owners may take issue with that statement. Either way, Wayne is hoping his "luck" changes against a pretty solid Hellraiser team looking to get back in the win column after being drubbed by the Boyz 138-89. He's going on a lucky hunch I guess by benching Tony Pollard with rookie back-up runner R.J. Harvey in Denver who had a great fantasy game last week with 3 TD's. Let's see if this lucky move works out. For the Satanic Duo, Lamar Jackson came back and with a vengance (27) to help stake them to an early 30 point lead. And while Jared Goff will close that gap, the legs of James Cook and Kyren Williams will be too much for the Lava to overcome as the Devil-Dwellers come out on top by 13, their own lucky number!

Good luck to everyone this weekend. Btw, if you see that bright yellow object in the sky disappearing way to early this afternoon you can thank all of our national leaders for not doing the right thing and making Daylight Savings Time year-round!