2022 Power Rankings: Week 12 - a podcast by LOC Films

Good evening, Coaches! Welcome to the first pre-Sunday edition of the Power Rankings for this season. Of course, due to Thanksgiving, more games than usual have also already happened, so it’s kind of irrelevant. So, in the spirit of the Black Friday I find myself writing on and, more importantly, because the pub beckons for a certain World Cup fixture this evening, here’s some cut-price Rankings for y’all.

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12. Vickers Circle (2-9) – No Change

A tight game, despite anticipated struggles. One of two teams on the final chance this week, they have to win. Speaking of wins, they finally stumped game aficionado, Coach Stubbs Jr., quite the vistory in itself. 

11. Tom’s Tyrants (2-9) – No Change

The second team clinging on to the slimmest of slim hopes, if last week was a warm up, they didn’t make the most of it. Back to full strength after the byes, they’ll need their committee RBs to keep up the efficiency.

10. Napolitans (5-6) – No Change

A narrow win last week, but they need to start upping the box scores to make a push at the playoffs. If this was a, very late, breakout game for Najee Harris, it is well-timed. He needs to keep finding the end zone.

9. U R Gould (4-7) – No Change

Not a bad week for them, but they lose the division lead on points scored. Jamaal Williams has definitely been the best thing about their season, which sounds like more of an insult than it is. If they sneak the playoffs, he’ll be pushing for best waiver add of the year.

8. Patistan (4-7) – No Change

A good win (against a slightly lacking opposition, admittedly), and they’ll be pleased to have put up a good score on an off week for main-man Jefferson. They’ll need to keep it up still under heavy pressure for Winchester’s crown – which has lost some lustre since the days of Saxon Wessex.

7. Forge Flyers (6-5) – Down 1

Yeah, nothing went right this week, epitomised by the -2 from Gano (lmao), definitely one to chalk off. They’re losing ground at a critical time, getting Kyler back will help, but they have other injury concerns.

6. The Dream Team (4-7) – Up 1

A much better week, the bounce-back they needed. Big performances from Pollard and Burrow led the way, they’ll be hoping Chase returns to provide some more juice to the stat-lines. High scoring continues to place them well and will continue to be necessary.

5. Buccing The Trend (8-3) – No Change

In what was definitely the game of the week, they toppled the form team by the slightest of margins, thanks in no small part to the monster contribution from Maher. There’s no doubt they are still contenders and, back to full fitness, they could round into form in perfect timing.

4. Gridiron Gang (7-4) – No Change

They may have lost, but it was still a good week and they were against the top ranked side. They continue to look dangerous and, perhaps more importantly, continue to extend the record for most waiver budget spent in a single season after picking up Perine – a record that could last for some time.

3. Bear Necessities (7-4) – No Change

Back to winning ways, but not in the most convincing of fashions. They’ll be hoping that the Bucs figure out their offense before the business end of the year. The gap between teams 3, 4 and 5 is so close for me that I’ve elected not to move any of them. A better compromise than King Solomon’s somehow justifiable homicide.

2. Burdettinators (7-4) – No Change

Points on the bench could easily have continued the run of wins, but they continued to roll into another strong week either way. Henry continues to remind us never to question him, even though we seem to every year, whilst Olave, Hopkins and Pacheco all showed the points can come from anywhere in this roster. 

1. IKSAN (10-1) – No Change

An emphatic celebration of the rightful claim to the top spot. Solid contributions from across the board, particularly from Amari Cooper this week. They don’t have the deepest of benches, but they’re healthy and ready for the playoffs, which (I believe) they are now guaranteed to be in – although I spent the entire season writing about a playoff picture I didn’t understand last year, so who knows.

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Yep, definitely a Black Friday themed amount of movement in the Rankings, at least 50% off. But not bad blurb length, and some sweet non-topical references from centuries past. Maybe Black Friday is more than just consumerism? Eh, who cares, it’s pub time. Good luck lads! *That’s you Coaches and the Tree Lions…

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