2021 Power Rankings: Week 11 - a podcast by LOC Films

Welcome, once again! The season keeps rolling on, with most of us still moving with it. We broke into the cutlery draw last week, and certain coaches may be concerned about it returning to further haunt them. In related news, it was another generally low scoring week, so if this edition seems particularly mean, don’t blame me. Blame the NFL. Read on for rankings…

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12. U R Gould (3-7) No Change

Yeah! Way to say ‘fork you’ to the fork. I mean, it changes nothing, I’m sure they realise that, but nothing wrong with still proving you have a heartbeat every now and again. In what has been one of the longest, and lowest returning, QB sagas in LOC history, Cam Newton could be the guy – you know, if they actually started him.

11. Burdettinators (3-7) Down 1

In an LOC themed relegation 6 pointer, they knew a lot was riding on last week. They didn’t do quite enough, despite another big Dak performance, and as a result, we get our second forked team. They’ve lost too much ground to make back, and losing Aaron Jones adds insult to injury. Or, I suppose, injury to insult, on this occasion.

10. Tom’s Tyrants (3-7) Up 1

Clinging on, by a thread, but need to keep making up ground in the points for column. The Harris and Samuel have been the fuel, but Gibson, Allen and Collins are also showing upticks in form. Getting Murray back healthy could provide the spark,could…

9. Bear Necessities (4-6) Down 2

Another team that just seems to be running out of time. A roster that has plenty of players with big weeks in the tank, but seems to lack the week to week consistency. Mike Evans has been the standout, but they would have expected more from most of the rest of their drafted roster. Wilson needs to be in hero mode for the stretch.

8. Patistan (4-6) No Change

Healthier than they have been since they sat atop these rankings, and still holding on to the highest score outside of the top 2, spot number 8 feels harsh. The reliance on the Panthers offense should diminish with Montgomery’s return, but the roles Moore and CMC hold with Cam back does concern me. 

7. Napolitans (4-6) Up 2

They’ve gone from a team that everyone was rooting for just to pick up a win, to the form team in the league making a mad charge up the seedings, and rankings. They’ve still got a bit of work to do, and to keep the head of steam up, but at this stage, and with the form of the team, there seems to be almost an inevitability that they will claim the points-based playoff spot.

6. FTMAL (6-4) No Change

Hmm, I only dropped them last week, but their position here far from matches their seeding. They put up a decent score, but half of it was from the QB, so I’m not going to overreact. That being said, if what we have just seen from the all-fired-up Mahomes is the return to MVP level form everyone has been waiting for, this team becomes instantly dangerous again. Watch this space.

5. IKSAN (5-5) No Change

Normally, I’d be looking to drop a team putting up a 60 pointer from this high in the rankings, but the low scoring week and performances from surrounding teams has stopped me. Getting Chubb and Harris back from short absences will help settle the ship in what remains one of the most well-balances rosters in the league.

4. Buccing The Trend (6-4) No Change

Normally, I’d be looking to drop a team putting up a 60 pointer from this high in the rankings, but the low scoring week and performances from surrounding teams has stopped me. Déjà vu. Having Ingram ready and waiting for Kamara’s return is definitely a good thing, but they’ll be relying on WRs Metcalf and Pittman to keep the points up in the meantime.

3. Gridiron Gang (5-5) No Change

Normally, I’d be looking to drop a team putting up a 60 pointer from this high in the rankings, but the low scoring week and performances from surrounding teams has stopped me. Now this is just getting creepy. But equally, it proves my thrice-made point. Unless of course, you only read your only team’s blurb, in which case the joke will have gone straight over your head and this would make no sense at all. Oh yeah, Gridiron Gang analysis – good roster, bad week, will bounce back. Nailed it.

2. The Dream Team (8-2) No Change

And there was the return to form. Could have been more explosive admittedly, but they still top scored on the week with what seemed like relatively little effort. Hill and Williams were the standouts this time around, with plenty of others chipping in with useful contributions. Pretty sure that is how championship level teams normally work.

1. Forge Flyers (9-1) No Change

Good job these two have each other for company at the top, the towering pedestal would be frightfully lonely otherwise. They did have a rather bad week injury wise, Carson out for the season along with knocks to Patterson and Brown, but I only just gave them top spot, so I won’t be taking it away until proven otherwise.

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We used this section to hope for better scores last week, that didn’t really pan out. I’m not one for grovelling though, so I won’t be asking again. Whatever scores teams put up, I’m sure I’ll find something to write about and some way to justify any past decisions I’ve made. Ahh, the power of the unedited writer.

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