FootSided: fantasy football kickers league Week 5 recap
Week 6 Schedule
The Garo Yip-premians v. Automatica Gramatica
In a matchup of two of the bottom-feeders, the only two 1-4 teams slug it out as Garo Yip-premians takes on Josh Hill. Hill has dropped four straight while the Yip-premians are coming off their first win of the season after dropping the first four games of the year.
Both teams will be down a regular starter due to bye weeks. It will probably end up being Prater/Zuerlein going for Garo against Crosby/Novak for Hill. According to the ESPN projections, Hill is a two-point favorite. Both of the Yips kickers are in the same game, so the new ownership taking over the Yip-premians will have to hope that the Lions-Rams game turns into a FG-fest at Ford Field.
Lutz Triples v. May the Folk be with you
In a matchup of two 3-2 teams, I (Zachary Thompson)and lined up to take on Matt Blake this week. I’ll get Will Lutz back at home in the dome against Carolina and will run him out there next to Brandon McManus who isn’t at altitude this week. Instead, McManus will play on Thursday Night Football as the Broncos head to sunny San Diego.
It’ll be interesting to see who Blake rolls with since ehe has been rotating through his three options pretty regularly. He has Justin Tucker, Nick Folk, and Dan Carpenter. If he goes with the Tucker/Carpenter duo he played last week, he has a one-point advantage over me according to ESPN’s projections.
Beckham With the Good Hair v. The Big Gotskowski
It’s a brother versus brother showdown as Adam Best takes on Zachary Best in a matchup of two teams headed opposite directions. Adam is still on his high from Vinatieri last week when he lit up the scoreboard for 28 fantasy points. Zachary was on the other end of the scoring with just 8 fantasy points as he posted single-digit fantasy points for the second straight week.
Adam is one of the three teams tied for the top spot in the West, while Zach could really use a win to climb back into the thick of things in the East. However, don’t expect Adam to make it easy for him. The projections give the edge to Zach, but recent form would definitely say Adam’s the team to watch here as Vinatieri continues to who no signs of slowing down.
Gano You Gonna Lose v. Team Frank
The biggest projection spread in the current matchups is in the game between Mike Dyce and Mark Carman. Dyce has a three-point advantage with Gano and Brown over “Team Frank.” However, Carman will get a boost by getting Steven Hauschka back after the bye. Both teams are trying to bounce back after tough losses last week even though they did put up double-digit fantasy points.
Lin Elliott: Rot in hell v. Reach for the Bleach
The premier matchup of the week features Patrick Allen who leads the East with a 4-1 mark against Matt Verderame who is 3-2 and tied for the lead in the West. Both owners have tricky decisions coming into this huge game as well. Verderame owns Sebastian Janikowski who went off last week with a monster week, but this week SeaBass faces Verderame’s Chiefs. He could swap Janikowski out for Matt Bryant (who is the second-highest scoring kicker this season), but Bryant’s in a tough matchup on the road in Seattle.
On the other side, Patrick Allen will have to decide whether to “ride or die” as he proclaimed on draft night with Cairo Santos who is coming back off his bye week. His other option is to stick with Caleb Sturgis who has been very strong kicking for Philadelphia all season. The All-Pennsylvania duo of Boswell/Sturgis worked well for Allen last week, so it’ll be interesting to see if he switches it up or plays it out. Whoever wins will definitely stay in first in their division, while the loser could be caught depending on how the rest of the fantasy football kickers play out Week 6.