2020 Power Rankings: Week 8 - a podcast by LOC Films

Hello, hello, we’re back again for another weekend edition of the Power Rankings! First time we’ve not beaten the early game out (this year at least) and, in the interest of not making that a habit, we’ll ignore anything that happened Thursday night. In fact, just pretend it is Thursday still, remember whatever you were doing Thursday night and relive it. In fact, I might go put a bet on the Falcons, just got a decent feeling. But first, Power Rankings…

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12. The Tuckfards (3-4) Down 2

Starting a Covid positive player was probably the sign of things to come here. It was another lacklustre performance on a team overly reliant on one or two players. Claypool came back to Earth with a thud and Mahomes literally didn’t need to play most of his matchup. Their win total had been keeping them off the bottom, but no more.

11. Tom’s Tyrants (2-5) Up 1

Hmm, last week’s drop to the bottom seems to have been motivational! Most of the points came from Herbert and Adams, but there were decent contributors across the board. Can the Brady/Herbert rotation work for them for the rest of the season? Both QBs have been on fire of late, but it will come with a cost of depth.

10. Bear Necessities (2-5) Down 2

Look, it was a tough bye week and I’m well aware that they have conceded the most points in the league, but the early season strength and depth of this team just appears to have vanished. Just like the rest of the NFL, Josh Allen appeared to fool me, they need him back on track. It looks like Cook will be back, and that has come at exactly the right time. Having 5 losses is not a deal breaker. Quite.

9. Gridiron Gang (3-4) Non-mover

Despite some utter heroics from Lockett, not to mention Bass, Cam screwed them. Big time. Something tells me that was his last game in the LOC this year. Starting multiple Lions doesn’t sound like something that should work, but Swift and Golladay both look good. They’ll be hoping Green continues his upward trend.

8. Patistan (3-4) Up 3

Picking up steam! They’ve worked hard for it and spent basically all their waiver budget doing it, but they are solidly back in the mix. If they can get Mixon and Thomas (their top two draft picks) back off the injury table/out of the doghouse/both, they’ll be looking fierce. Big shout out to Tannehill and Brown for proving their on field chemistry by matching their off field scores – love to see it.

7. Parks and Rec (3-4) Down 6

Well, bumping them up last week probably didn’t make much sense, so I’ll just pull a big old U-turn, talk amongst yourselves. Starting Aaron Jones was a bit of a return to form for a Coach who has previously had difficulty keeping it up for a whole season. Likewise, the early season waiver moves have dried up, bit of a shame from a team still in a decent spot. Side note; is there a saltier guy in the NFL than Lev Bell? Could be fireworks in the revenge game.

6. Buccing the Trend (3-4) Down 2

Better than last week points wise, but still not great and still the same result. DK did nothing (outside of one ridiculous tackle) and that hurt them. They need a little spark in a team that has started to flounder. Wentz looks like a good start, Fournette getting healthy again and upping his playtime could be the next step. Both have good matchups this week.

5. U R Gould (4-3) Down 3

Very, very good QB play, including the backup. Those are my positives. The negative list is longer unfortunately. Losing Drake is an issue, they’ll be hoping that it won’t be for too long, but should they have pushed harder for Edmonds in the meantime? They have the second highest waiver budget in the league, but some of the worst depth, shopping spree?

4. IKSAN (5-2) Up 3

Annnd another win, 8^th top scorers, joint best record. It is actually a little scary to think what might have happened had they not had the injury woes. They’ll be hoping to get Carson fully fit again, whilst CMC edges ever closer. Working from a hard fought 5-2 record, getting healthier for the stretch will make them serious contenders.

3. Burdettinators (4-3) Up 3

Another very good week for a team picking up steam. I mean, I keep expecting the committees to catch up with their RBs, but it keeps not happening. Losing Beckham was less of a big deal than it seems, especially with Jones healthy again. They have more consistent WRs on the bench ready to step up. ‘Accidentally’ spending 47 points on Edmonds, not buying it personally, but should still be a good pick up when he’s back from the bye.

2. The Dream Team (5-2) Up 1

That was a ship-righter, a necessary one as well. They have been arguably the most consistent team in the league this year, but they still have causes for concern. Instead of being featured, Zeke has instead found himself against loaded boxes. Godwin’s health has also been a concern all season in an O that doesn’t rely on him as much as last season. Still in a very good spot though.

1. Forge Flyers (5-2) Up 4

A meteoric rise in the rankings the past couple of weeks. They started the year as my top ranked team and, after my loss of faith, they have returned. Williams was a smart pickup and looks like he will pay out again this coming week. Christian Kirk continues to score a lot of points without touching the ball much, a valuable asset to any team. Only one player fell below double digits in Week 7, the Kicker, with 9, that’s pretty nice.

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Did anyone bother to read the outro last week? This one is shorter, you can check if you like. After trying to keep things from being too reactive last week, my self-restraint limit was breached and everyone moved everywhere this week. It’s all good fun. Only one non-mover in fact – c’mon Gridiron Gang, try a bit harder.

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