2023 WEEK 13 RANKINGS

Only one week left in the 2023 regular season and the playoff picture is pretty much set. Stick Rock has the #1 seed locked up as he is one game ahead of Wrath of Kahn and owns the head-to-head tiebreaker. Jim's consolation prize is the #2 seed and a probable first round matchup against #3 seed Springfield Flanders. But the big story this week was the Milford Football Team. This squad started out hot but then languished for much of the season. Coming into Week 12 they found themselves only 3.44 points ahead of Mel Kipers BA. But a 211-point outburst this week has seen them build a comfortable 67 point cushion. 

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As for the rest of the playoff hopefuls, they now have a steep hill to climb to grab the 4th and final playoff spot:

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Mel Kiper's BA - They'll need to score 68 more points than MFT this week. They will also need to keep an eye on Peeping Tomlin's, who they currently lead by 62.22 points.

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Peeping Tomlin's - Jared is barely hanging on as he will need a monster week to catch the two teams ahead of him. They currently trail MFT by 129.34 points and MKBA by 62.22.

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Finally, this is last call for any trades to upgrade your teams for the playoffs. Our trade deadline is tomorrow at noon. All trades must be offered, approved by both teams and approved by the LM by 12:00PM. Does Jimmy need to make another trade to keep up with Glenn and Rocky's deadline deals? That WR2 spot is looking kind of shaky and do you really want to play an RB in the flex? How about a swap between playoff teams. Tyreke Hill to Springfield for Puka and Diggs. Yeah, that doesn't work. I guess the playoff rosters are set!

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Also, I bitch a lot about the lack of trades in our league, so I want to congratulate everyone who has shown a set of balls here at the deadline. This is exactly how it should work, playoff teams improved in the short term and the bottom of the league improved their prospects for future seasons.

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Here is a look at what each team did leading up to the trade deadline:

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Rocky had two huge holes to fill after both his QBs went down with season ending injuries. Stroud/Wilson is probably not going to put up the numbers that Burrow/Cousins did, but it was better than anything on the waiver wire. The price was steep (Justin Jefferson) but when you have a chance to win the championship you go all-in.

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Jim made his big trade a few weeks ago getting Dak Prescott and Tony Pollard in return for Breece Hall. That trade has paid off big, but we will see if the Cowboys offense can continue to produce as their season gets past the Washington/NY Giants portion of the schedule. 

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Glenn filled multiple positions on his roster by trading away Ja'marr Chase. He figured (rightfully) that the Joe Burrow injury would impact his production for the rest of the season so he swapped CHase for Puka Nakua, Trey McBride and Trevor Lawrence, giving him the deepest team in the postseason tournament.

 

CJ stood pat and it paid off in Week 12. We'll see how that works as the postseason progresses.

 

Pete pretty much has the team he drafted and now finds himself in no-mans-land. Not good enough for the playoffs, not bad enough for the draft lottery tournament. 

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Jared made a couple of moves this season by first trading injured QB Anthony Richardson and Nick Chubb for Zack Moss and Joshua Dobbs then taking the opposite approach by trading CJ Stroud, Russell Wilson and George Kittle (one borderline keeper and 2 average players) for a guy drafted #1 overall (Justin Jefferson) in most leagues.

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Ghostbusters made a bunch of trades just to upgrade their 4 Keepers going into 2024. A starting four among Jonathan Taylor, Breece Hall, Ja'Marr Chase, Davante Adams and Cooper Kupp could find all new ways to disappoint next year.

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Ray made his big move to try to stay relevant earlier in the season by trading Cooper Kupp for DJ Moore (top 5 WR) and Isaiah Pacheco (top 10 RB). It didn't workout as planned, but he has 2 potential keepers for next year.

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Craig also struck early sending a QB and RB he grabbed off the waiver wire for injured Nick Chubb and Anthony Richardson. He has a potential keeper quartet of Bijan Robinson/Jahmyr Gibbs/Nick Chubb/Anthony Richardson.

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Dan drank a lot of beer and came in last.