2021 Power Rankings: Week 4 - a podcast by LOC Films

Good afternoon! Once again, the weekend is upon us and I must still be in pre-season mode, because I’m not quite sure where all these fantasy weekdays are going. It helps to appreciate the rightful inclusion of the podcast into the HOF this offseason, quite the commitment week in week out. So we must congratulate co-host Leach for that induction again, because it was all him of course, no others credits due. Anyone, better get these rankings out, before their weekly relevance is spent.

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12. Napolitans (0-3) No Change

Speaking of still being in pre-season mode, it has been a rough welcome to the league for the Napolitans. They have had the points absolutely stacked against them, but they haven’t put up many in return either. Getting Moss into the starting line-up is overdue now, he could provide some spark to a stagnant roster.

11. Buccing The Trend (1-2) Down 3

It wasn’t particularly pretty, but they won’t care one bit, a win is a win and it lifts them from the twelfth seed. Losing Julio and Chark was notquiteas good news, however, and this roster still looks a little lost. If Josh Gordon makes the difference, then I may have to quit fantasy, but he is exactly the kind of wildcard they need to spark them up again.

10. Burdettinators (1-2) No Change

Not their best week, with players struggling to even get the ball in their hands, let alone scoring points. A few roster additions and the return of Johnson should guarantee them some slightly higher volume options. They need to start getting some consistent scores from someone other than Dak to start pushing towards the triple figure weekly scores.

9. U R Gould (1-2) No Change

Perhaps the first all-receiver play of the season? Gotta love superflex, but it didn’t work out this time. They need to get Cook back and healthy, and I am still amazed they’re rostering all those QBs. Mike Williams however, that looks to be working out rather nicely and CEH finally did something, hopefully a turning point.

8. IKSAN (2-1) Up 3

Allen turned up! And started repaying that early selection that could make this team very dangerous going forward. Now, their second and third top scorers last week were the Kicker and DST, so I’m not getting crazy excited, but I was clearly too low on this team off the bat. Also, where is Tucker’s 6-point field goal? I demand an AGM.

7. Tom’s Tyrants (1-2) No Change

Losing trust in a first round pick early in the season is never a good sign, especially when benching him costs you the matchup. They’re not in the worst shape, but Murray’s down-week revealed some of the gaps that he had been patching. Playing matchups is going to continue to be a weekly battle with a lot of solid but unspectacular options.

6. ASIPE (2-1) No Change

Anyone else let out a sigh of relief when you saw they had lost? I did, a big one. It wasn’t the worst week, and they’ll be encouraged to see Adams warming up. But, losing Shepard and Gronk, plus continued health concerns for Henderson, is going to start to test the depth which was always a question mark. 

5. Gridiron Gang (2-1) No Change

Can we still call it a Stubbs bowl with the added hint of Merritt? Whether we can or not, it was a good one. Maybe it was the hint of Merritt that brought the drama. Zeke made this win, there is no doubt there, and him maintaining that level of play could be the key to their season. They’re starting to pile up the health issues though and they’ve lost the safe play of the Broncos DST, time to start that penchant tinkering.

4. The Dream Team (2-1) No Change

Amazingly, they find themselves bottom of the division, despite two big winning weeks out of three. Chase is looking better and better with Burrow’s trust, making up for Hill’s less impressive weeks, and Robinson has fallen back into that 2020 form as well. Their biggest weakness may genuinely be the strength of their division.

3. Bear Necessities (2-1) Down 1

It was a bad week in general for the remaining undefeated teams. They would have been sleeping soundly Monday night as well, but that is fantasy. It was a solid week in general, just without anyone doing anything too special. They’ll be hoping Wilson and Diggs can return to form and get them back to winning ways this week.

2. Forge Flyers (2-1) Up 1

In past seasons, Coach Leach has made a habit of picking players in the early-middle rounds the exact right seasons to get the most out of them. He appears to have managed that again. It looks like a very strong team now, certainly stronger than I thought fresh out of the draft, and has claimed the top seed now. No one will want to play them at the moment.

1. Patistan (2-1) No Change

Losing McCaffrey was bad, we’ve covered that, but he shouldn’t be out too long. They spent big on Hubbard (not that they really have a choice) and should have covered themselves as a result. More importantly, they have enough star power elsewhere on the roster to keep them winning, as displayed last week.

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8 No Changes?? That must be my record, particularly this early in the season. Of course, I am in control of such things, so I could just decide to beat that record next week. Good luck all, enjoy the matches.

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