Does Everyone Else’s Bench Also Look Like a Hospital?

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Get these summaries delivered to your inbox each week!  Subscribe now Maybe it’s the weather changing or the days getting shorter, but it feels like the playoffs are just around the corner. Fortunately, that feeling is way off base, and we’ve got plenty of football left. Whether you’re 2-0, 0-2, or somewhere in between (i.e., 1-1), there remains a long road ahead on our journey to glory - which is good news for those in the middle bucket, who apparently still have a 32% chance of making the playoffs . What’s that you say? You want to increase those odds? Well it’s a good thing you’re here, because we’ve got a ton of great analysis and insight from all across the Twittersphere on who to add, start, bench, drop, trade - you name it. If you’re looking for more guidance, as well as up-to-the-minute headlines and our takes on them, join our premium subscriber’s community on Discord via Patreon for just $5 a month . Here’s a taste of what we talked about this week: We celebrated and commiserated in the #gameday channel, where we share our observations from watching our respective home teams’ full games and complain about our fantasy players not getting the targets/carries they deserve. Tons of members sought trade advice, start/sit advice, and all kinds of team management advice. The chat, of course, obliged - and in some cases suggested options that weren’t even part of the original ask, like “don’t drop anyone, try to make a two-for-one trade to free up roster space instead.” After being brainwashed by a bunch of slander (much of which you’ll find in the cold water section below), Chris blamed Jalen Hurts for ruining his strategy of drafting both Eagles receivers on the same team. Another community member put the blame on the receivers instead. Polite discussion ensued, and the two decided to mutually point their fingers at Philly’s playcalling (they are dead last league-wide in pass play percentage). If you’re here from some non-email source (Reddit, Twitter, a friend who forwarded the email, etc.), make sure to subscribe so you get this email every Thursday AM and can act on it before your leaguemates get to it first. In case you missed the button to do so above, here’s another one: Subscribe now As always, let us know what stats helped you out in the comments, Reddit , or on Twitter @FFNewsletter! Onward to the news. Analysis & Hype: LA Chargers : • 1st in EPA/dropback • 32nd in EPA/rush Keenan Allen leads the Chargers in: • Targets (17) • Expected PPR PPG (16.2) • Actual PPR PPG (18.4) The Colts are the first team in the Super Bowl era to not punt in either of their first two games in a season. Jordan Mason is RB4 in yards after contact (4.5), despite being RB22 in yards before contact (0.4). Ken Walker's Week 2: • 90.9 PFF rushing grade (1st league-wide) • 4.69 yards after contact per attempt (5th) • 0.31 missed tackles forced per attempt (11th) With 22 fantasy points, Brandon Aubrey would be Week 2's QB9, RB4, WR7, or TE1. Success rate on 60+ yard field goals since 2023 • Brandon Aubrey - 71.4% • Everyone else - 33.3% Kenneth Walker has faced 8+ men in the box at the highest rate in the NFL this year (43.48% of the time). Despite this, he's still: • 4th in YPC (5.43) • 2nd in explosive rush rate (13%) • Leading all RBs in stuffed run rate (Just 34.8%) AJ Brown in 2023 through 2 weeks: • 16 targets • 11 receptions • 108 yards / 0 TD Weeks 3-17 • 141 targets • 94 receptions • 1339 yards / 7 TD Pass Rate over expected Weeks 1-2: • 1st…