Starting Lineup:
QB: Drew Brees
WR: Antonio Brown
WR: Tyreek Hill
RB: Ezekiel Elliott
RB: Alvin Kamara
TE: Hunter Henry
Flex: TY Hilton
K: Blair Walsh
D/ST: Atlanta
We are officially halfway through the 2017 MFFL season and El Pollo Loco (5-1-1) is off to the best start in franchise history. They are coming of a week in which they scored the highest point total in the league this season, beating Tavon and Only 164-124. In last week's press release I mentioned Ezekiel Elliott had his best matchup of the season and needed to lead Loco to victory. Zeke did just that dropping 43 points on a lowly 49ers defense. It wasn't just Zeke for Loco as they put in another balanced team effort with 7 starters scoring over 15 points. Loco looks to keep the momentum going as they turn their attention back to the West division as Imposing Monstrosity comes to Albuquerque. Loco wants this game bad as they try to avenge an uncomfortable early season tie with Stros.
Stros is coming off of a victory over Brock n' Roll to stay 2 games behind Loco for the division lead. A win against Loco would be huge for Stros bringing them within one game of Loco and it would give them a better divisional record than Loco. Stros still has decisions to make a QB and WR, but their team will be lead by Le'Veon Bell and Rob Gronkowski. Bell has been absolutely on fire after a slow start and is good for 20 points every week. When Gronk is healthy it is hard to find a fantasy player with a higher ceiling which is a huge advantage at the TE spot.
Loco is coming off a huge performance and though it seems things have changed for them this season they still have been inconsistent. When they are good they are great scoring over 137 points 4 times this season. However they have had their share of down weeks scoring under 108 points 3 times including a game under 100. Loco likes what they saw from their team last week, but there are players that still can step up. GM Josh Cermak told me, "last week was a great team effort. Almost everyone contributed, but we still want to see more from Drew [Brees] and TY [Hilton]". It seems like nit picking, but Brees, while playing solid, hasn't quite lived up to the 3rd round hype. Also, you would like to see more production than 4 points from Hilton. We'll see this week if Cermak can't get his entire team in gear.
This is great rematch and possibly the beginning of a great divisional rivalry between these two teams. Look for this game to be just as close as the first one, but hopefully with one team coming out victorious.
Thursday, October 26, 2017
Thursday, October 19, 2017
Week 7 2017: vs. Tavon and Only
Starting Lineup:
QB: Drew Brees
WR: Antonio Brown
WR: Tyreek Hill
RB: Ezekiel Elliott
RB: Alvin Kamara
TE: Hunter Henry
Flex: TY Hilton
K: Greg Zuerlein
D/ST: Carolina
El Pollo Loco enters week 7 coming off their first loss of the season losing to the Glorious Morgans 97-114. Loco continues to struggle in rivalry games now holding a 2-9 record. However, it has been a historic start for this franchise and they look to get back on track against Tavon and Only this week. Loco made a trade earlier this week to acquire TY Hilton, Hunter Henry, and Ameer Abdullah. It was tough letting Keenan Allen go after his solid start, but Hilton and Henry have been immediately plugged into the starting lineup and Abdullah adds running back depth.
Tavon is coming into the matchup after shooting themselves in the foot, leaving their QB and defense on the bench and only losing by 10. The loss brings Tavon to 2-4 on the season, but they are better than their record. Illustrated by scoring 121 points with 2 empty roster spots. They are lead by one of the best RB cores in the league with Melvin Gordon, DeMarco Murray, and Doug Martin. They also have one of the best TEs in the league with Eagles' stud Zach Ertz. 2-4 is not where you want to be, but Tavon has a solid team and they are only 2 games back from a playoff spot. Expect this team to compete down the stretch.
Loco gets Ezekiel Elliott back from bye (and suspension) this week which is much needed after Mike Gillislee managed 2 points last week. This is by far Zeke's best matchup so far this season so Loco expects him to lead the team this week. Antonio Brown has been amazing, showing why Loco invested the number 3 overall pick in him, and he has a good matchup this week. Loco's other top pick, Drew Brees, has been solid, but has not been performing the way Loco expected when they selected him in the third round. Brees needs to pick things up and play at an elite level if this team is going to be successful down the stretch. Loco will need all of their studs to play well to win this game because Hilton and Tyreek Hill have tough matchups this week. Hill's matchup coming on Thurdsay night which has not been kind to Loco.
The experts expect a blow out victory for Loco in this game projecting a 136-114 final score. Don't bet on it because Tavon is a scrappy team that loves the underdog role and plays it well. Tune it tonight at 8:20 and don't miss a minute of this action.
Friday, October 13, 2017
Week 6 2017: vs. The Glorious Morgans
Starting Lineup:
QB: Drew Brees
WR: Antonio Brown
WR: Keenan Allen
RB: Alvin "Man Crush" Kamara
RB: Mike Gillislee
TE: Ed Dickson
Flex: Tyreek Hill
K: Greg Zuerlein
D/ST: Washington
It is officially rivalry week in the MFFL. In with the new season comes a new rival for El Pollo Loco: The Glorious Morgans. Through the first 5 years Loco was owned by their previous rival The Perpetual Dynasty holding a horrific 2-8 record. When looking at those stats it may seem Loco should be ecstatic they have a new rival, but it definitely doesn't get any easier. The Morgans come into the matchup 4-1 scoring the most points in the league lead by their stud rookie RBs. However, it is not just this season that the Morgans have had success. They have made the playoffs 3 out of the first 5 years and have a championship game appearance. This will be a tough rivalry and Loco would like to start it off with a win.
Loco comes into this matchup still undefeated. They were able to get a rare win after earning the biggest blowout bringing their record in such games to 3-6. It wasn't a great performance as Loco only scored 108 points, but they will gladly take the win. It is the first time Loco has won while scoring under 110 points since week 10 of 2013. This season was looking like the tides may have turned for Loco being able to win games they would lose in past seasons. Then they received a crushing blow when the court ruled in favor of the NFL and it looks like Ezekiel Elliott will serve his 6 game suspension after all. Zeke was on bye this week so it does not affect this matchup, but it makes a win even more important for Loco. Loco is going to have to scrap for the next 7 weeks and it starts this week with a huge matchup. The good news is Drew Brees is back from bye. Also, the Saints traded away Adrian Peterson opening up the door for Alvin "Man Crush" Kamara to get more snaps and touches. Loco will need big games from their WRs in order to keep pace with the Morgans RBs.
This matchup is razor tight and a lot of points are expected. The matchup will be over after the 4 o'clock games, but it should be a fight to the end.
QB: Drew Brees
WR: Antonio Brown
WR: Keenan Allen
RB: Alvin "Man Crush" Kamara
RB: Mike Gillislee
TE: Ed Dickson
Flex: Tyreek Hill
K: Greg Zuerlein
D/ST: Washington
It is officially rivalry week in the MFFL. In with the new season comes a new rival for El Pollo Loco: The Glorious Morgans. Through the first 5 years Loco was owned by their previous rival The Perpetual Dynasty holding a horrific 2-8 record. When looking at those stats it may seem Loco should be ecstatic they have a new rival, but it definitely doesn't get any easier. The Morgans come into the matchup 4-1 scoring the most points in the league lead by their stud rookie RBs. However, it is not just this season that the Morgans have had success. They have made the playoffs 3 out of the first 5 years and have a championship game appearance. This will be a tough rivalry and Loco would like to start it off with a win.
Loco comes into this matchup still undefeated. They were able to get a rare win after earning the biggest blowout bringing their record in such games to 3-6. It wasn't a great performance as Loco only scored 108 points, but they will gladly take the win. It is the first time Loco has won while scoring under 110 points since week 10 of 2013. This season was looking like the tides may have turned for Loco being able to win games they would lose in past seasons. Then they received a crushing blow when the court ruled in favor of the NFL and it looks like Ezekiel Elliott will serve his 6 game suspension after all. Zeke was on bye this week so it does not affect this matchup, but it makes a win even more important for Loco. Loco is going to have to scrap for the next 7 weeks and it starts this week with a huge matchup. The good news is Drew Brees is back from bye. Also, the Saints traded away Adrian Peterson opening up the door for Alvin "Man Crush" Kamara to get more snaps and touches. Loco will need big games from their WRs in order to keep pace with the Morgans RBs.
This matchup is razor tight and a lot of points are expected. The matchup will be over after the 4 o'clock games, but it should be a fight to the end.
Friday, October 6, 2017
Week 5 2017: @ ShowMeYourTDs
Starting Lineup:
QB: Jameis Winston
WR: Antonio Brown
WR: Keenan Allen
RB: Ezekiel Elliott
RB: Mike Gillislee
TE: Charles Clay
Flex: Tyreek Hill
K: Greg Zuerlein
D/ST: Philadelphia
El Pollo Loco is coming into week 5 hot! Scoring 152 points against Unstopa-Bo and bringing their season record to 3-0-1 (2-0-1). Still undefeated marking their best start in franchise history, that's the good news. The bad news is Loco is coming off the biggest blowout of the week and it has been well documented on this site that Loco is atrocious in games after the biggest blowout. A lowly 2-6 to be exact. Teams having letdown games after a big win is something that happens all the time in footbal. However, what has happened to Loco seems like some sort of bad juju. Loco hopes to buck this trend, but it will be tough as they play a tough ShowMeYourTDs squad.
TDs comes into this matchup 1-3, but their team is much better than that record as they have the leagues toughest schedule so far. They have one of the deepest teams in the league and this week they are going to need that depth with a lot of significant byes. Devonta Freeman, Jordan Reed, and Denver D are all big contributors to this team and all have byes this week. The good news is they still have Jordy Nelson, DeAndre Hopkins, and Bilal Powell. Additionally, TDs made some good pickups this week with Cameron Brate and Detroit D both having good matchups. TDs has the bye week blues, but don't expect him to leave this week black and blue. He will compete.
This week Loco only has to deal with one bye. They will be without the services of Drew Brees because of his bye week. Which should not be a huge problem as QB is the deepest position in the game. However, it still hurts Loco not having that leadership on the field and will need Antonio Brown and Ezekiel Elliott to shoulder more of the load than usual. Loco made a trade earlier this week and a new face steps into the lineup as Mike Gillislee makes his first start in red and yellow. His debut last night was less than desirable as he had only managed 5 points.
The matchup got off to a poor start last night for Loco as both players had down nights compared to expectations and TDs players rose to the occasion. Jameis Winston was able to save a poor start with 15 points. As it stands now TDs leads Loco 32-20. Loco is not out of it yet, but they have some work to do. As it was stated earlier TDs is going to compete in this game. With a live projection of 128-126 this one may come down to Tyreek Hill vs. DeAndre Hopkins on Sunday night.
TDs comes into this matchup 1-3, but their team is much better than that record as they have the leagues toughest schedule so far. They have one of the deepest teams in the league and this week they are going to need that depth with a lot of significant byes. Devonta Freeman, Jordan Reed, and Denver D are all big contributors to this team and all have byes this week. The good news is they still have Jordy Nelson, DeAndre Hopkins, and Bilal Powell. Additionally, TDs made some good pickups this week with Cameron Brate and Detroit D both having good matchups. TDs has the bye week blues, but don't expect him to leave this week black and blue. He will compete.
This week Loco only has to deal with one bye. They will be without the services of Drew Brees because of his bye week. Which should not be a huge problem as QB is the deepest position in the game. However, it still hurts Loco not having that leadership on the field and will need Antonio Brown and Ezekiel Elliott to shoulder more of the load than usual. Loco made a trade earlier this week and a new face steps into the lineup as Mike Gillislee makes his first start in red and yellow. His debut last night was less than desirable as he had only managed 5 points.
The matchup got off to a poor start last night for Loco as both players had down nights compared to expectations and TDs players rose to the occasion. Jameis Winston was able to save a poor start with 15 points. As it stands now TDs leads Loco 32-20. Loco is not out of it yet, but they have some work to do. As it was stated earlier TDs is going to compete in this game. With a live projection of 128-126 this one may come down to Tyreek Hill vs. DeAndre Hopkins on Sunday night.
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