Week 12 C3FF Minter League Recap

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Week 12 C3FF Minter League Recap

With but a single week left in the C3FF Challenge, in Minter League, the East has been won by Bortlemilk Biscuts (10-2), who has a 2-game lead on Panther Storm. In the West (8-4). The West has team Make America Great aGinn at 8-4 with a 1-game lead over Summertime, and the livin's Exek at 7-5. If Panther Storm wins this week, they lock-in to a Wild Card spot at minimum, so the pressure is on! However, they face the league's worst team, team Truesdale, at 2-10.

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Carolina's Schedule Doesn't Get Easier

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Carolina's Schedule Doesn't Get Easier

We're all aware of the hole the team dug itself into during the first half of the season, now being 4-6 but having won three of their last four contests. They should be 4-0 the past month but for their inability to score a point in the second half against a very dynamic Kansas City Chiefs defense. Things need to come around, and fast, for the Panthers to have any shot at all for a postseason berth.

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Week 9 C3FF Minter League Recap

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Week 9 C3FF Minter League Recap

Well, week 9 had a lot of blowouts, including my game that I lost by about 50 FP. I've pretty much given up on this, since I STILL have out-scored everyone in my division, yet, I'm tied for last at 3-6. Kinda shows me the futility of playing head-to-head FF, since I have absolutely zero control over "fantasy points allowed," which is even higher than those that I've scored. It's pretty pointless.

That said, Monday Night Football wound up giving Minter League a couple of close matches:

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Time for Panthers to go All Sneaky?

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Time for Panthers to go All Sneaky?

We all know the Carolina Panthers are off to another patented slow Ron Rivera start, exacerbated by injuries to vulnerable positions like cornerback and offensive tackle, while the "scheme" hasn't seemed to change and coaches & players haven't adjusted to their new strengths...nor have they covered their weaknesses very well.

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C3FF Week 6 Minter League Recap

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C3FF Week 6 Minter League Recap

No undefeated fantasy teams remain in the Minter league of the #C3FF Challenge here in our third season, and I have to say it seems to be more competitive each year.

I've noticed ...PantherStorm is very, very active on the waiver wire, which means an actively managed team. Despite suffering their first loss of the season, they remain in first place in the East division and are a good example of how to be involved in a fantasy football franchise that stays competitive every week and has a chance to win it all.

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C3FF Week 4 Minter League Recap

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MINTER LEAGUE:

 

Standout Games:

 

Game 1: Ginn and Juice (0-4) ------------ 89.5

       Bortlemilk Biscuits (2-2) ----------- 95.5

 

Bortlemilk Biscuits won this one despite bafflingly starting Ryan Tannehill against the Bengals in Cincy (12 FP) upon LB Vontaze Burfict's return. Instead, he had Bortles benched in London against that so-tightly-defended Indy secondary (28 FP). Then again, the game started at 9:30 am so he may not have had time to substitute for him. BB still won by 6 FP, and doing so with some pretty steady FP from his starters. Ginn and Juice had a few standout performers (Luck, Antonio Brown, Brandon Marshall) but it wasn't enough to quite climb the hill. Neither team had a great fantasy output and nobody on the bench would have helped with the bye weeks starting.

 

Game 2: Panther Storm (4-0) ---- 101.5

      Shaq Lives Matter (1-3) ------ 96.0

Panther Storm has taken the division lead at 4-0 with no signs of looking back. I have noticed it's probably the most active team week-to-week, and key to winning is that in-season management. The only amusement I get from this game? He had Meg yan's 44 FP on the bench.

 

Game 3: My Ball Zach Ertz (0-4) ---------------------- 84

       Summertime, and the Livins Ezek (1-2) -------- 171.5

 

I included this one because the winner could literally have scored half the FP he did and still would have won. Summertime's box score demonstrates what's possible in fantasy football when all your starters have good games.


 

Overall comment on standings: Eastern division leader is 4-0, with 1 at 3-1. Western Division has three teams tied at 3-1.

Interesting that yours truly and Panther Storm have scored exactly the same number of FP, 537.5, over 4 games, but I'm 2-2 while PS is 4-0. Such is the "luck of the draw" factor in Head-to-Head matchups.

 

Injuries:

This past week was the week of QB injuries. Unfortunately, Cam suffered a concussion on yet ANOTHER "I'll ease up on this score" lazy saunter. Perhaps this time, he'll actually figure out it's better to go hard that final yard, cross the goal line, THEN he can let up. An angry NFL defender is not a good thing to "overlook" in his situation, and he has done that several times. 

Carson Palmer is also injured, but the severity isn't yet known to me. I'm sure you can google updated info on him at any time, but what's interesting about Palmer was a comment I saw posted supposedly coming from another GM: "He is the LEAST clutch QB in the NFL." Ouch.

 


 -- The Commish

2017 Panthers Draft Needs

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2017 Panthers Draft Needs

UPDATE: After Atlanta's 48-33 thumping of the Panthers & Matt Ryan and Julio Jones setting franchise records for yards in a game at their positions, I figured I would go ahead and post this piece I wrote on Friday:

Since we're only about to enter week four of the 2016 NFL season, it's a bit early still to be thinking about next year, but after a 1-2 start, the team's weaknesses have been exploited by smart & physical opponents, so I have some early thoughts on what positions might garner particular attention from GM Dave Gettleman in next April's NFL Draft. Read on for my list, starting with the most-needed position and assuming no big free agents are signed.

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Where Do the Panthers Go from Here?

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Where Do the Panthers Go from Here?

I just posted regarding the issues the Carolina Panthers had last Sunday got my thinking more to the offensive side of the ball, and I think that's the side that gave us the most trouble. The Vikings had a lot to do with it, but I think a lot was self-inflicted in Week 3 as well. Read to find out where the Carolina Panthers need to go for 2016.

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One Half is More than the Whole for Carolina's Issues

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One Half is More than the Whole for Carolina's Issues

What a difference a half of football makes.

Carolina dominated Minnesota statistically during the first half of their 22-10 loss yesterday while barely edging them on the scoreboard. Minnesota adjusted at the half and got their Trireme's oars all synchronized...to ramming speed, no less...while the Panthers were content to lie in their den, taking a lazy bath.

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