AB: JuJu fumbled the season away.
JuJu: I've done nothing but respect you.
AB: Not true. Look at this message you sent me on Instagram when you were in college where you politely asked for advice.
Life update: My wife and I adopted a baby boy back at the beginning of February. He was six weeks old when he joined us. He'll be six *months* old in a few days. We found out that the state finalized things earlier this week, so I wanted to share the news!
Meet CJ!
Imagine telling someone two years ago that Aaron Jones would end up with the Vikings, David Montgomery with the Lions, and D'Andre Swift with the Bears. We just need Dalvin Cook to find his way to the Packers.
The only wide receiver with more than 85 receiving yards against the Chargers this year was Odell Beckham. Josh Gordon hit that today after not playing football for three years.
DJ Moore, with a backup quarterback, became the 17th player in NFL history this year to hit 1,100 receiving yards (he had 1,175 in 15 games) in a season before turning 23 years old.
Arthur Smith finally letting Bijan Robinson be an RB1 over the last month just to completely own fantasy managers in the playoffs is a really good way to wrap up the season.
Tom Brady actually not retiring because reports came out that he was retiring before he could officially announce it himself (and then he goes on to win the Super Bowl) would be peak Tom Brady.
Each week after the afternoon games on Sunday are over, I make a thread that's filled with fantasy football-related data nuggets.
Here's Week 1's thread.
My in-laws loved me until they saw me watch a football game where my opponent in the fantasy football chanpionship had a guy who scored six rushing touchdowns.
Patriots just got a higher first-round pick than they gave up last year, all while having Brandin Cooks for a year on a rookie deal. They own this league.
I don't usually care about the Pro Bowl much, but it's absolutely ridiculous that Josh Jacobs made it over James Robinson. And that Evan Engram made it over Robert Tonyan.
Well, guys. I’ve always run like a dad, but now I’m actually a dad. Avery Grace Zachariason entered the world last night at 8:45 weighing a solid 7 pounds, 5 ounces. And she’s the best. Mom and baby are both doing great!
Justin Fields had Darnell Mooney and dusty Allen Robinson for his rookie year and the next rookie quarterback for Chicago is going to have DJ Moore and Keenan Allen. At least they learned their lesson.
Any time I see tweets like this one, I feel the need to quote tweet and tell everyone to live it up in their 20s. Go get drunk with your friends. Go on weekend trips. Doing human things doesn’t mean you’ll have an unsuccessful career. It means you don’t suck.
Since Ryan Tannehill became starter, here's a list of quarterbacks (minimum four games played) who have averaged more fantasy points per game:
1. Lamar Jackson
The year is 2030. Patrick Mahomes just won his eighth Super Bowl. Arthur Smith is coaching a high school team that recorded six pass attempts all year. Rashod Bateman, off a 13-catch season, is ready to take the next step.
1. Spencer Ware is out.
2. They’re not in San Diego anymore.
3. Hunter Henry hasn’t played all season.
4. Derrick Johnson isn’t on the Chiefs.
You couldn't possibly get more wrong in a 30 second clip if you tried.
The tweets from players about not liking fantasy football stem from the morons who tweet garbage at them when they have a bad game. Those dumbasses are the ones who ruin the fantasy football perception. It’s hard to blame players for feeling that way, too.
People are always like “you just live in your mom’s basement, they’re head coaches, they know what they’re doing” and then they kick a field goal down 8 with 2 minutes left on 4th and goal.
We get to tell our grandchildren about the time Lamar Jackson came out of the locker room after taking a shit and threw a go-ahead touchdown against the Browns.
The fact that Clyde Edwards-Helaire did what he did last night while not catching a single pass — something we factually know he can do well — is why his ceiling is sky high. It really is that simple.