HELLO all.
The newsletter took another Bye Week last week whilst my American readers and I stuffed our faces with food (not together, though that would have been fun).
We’re BACK, albeit a little late this week. Here’s my excuse packaged with a life update: I started a new job on Monday! So I’ve been busy, but in the best way.
Onto football. I can’t believe we’re nearly three months deep into the season? As David Byrne famously once shouted, (and now shouts into my headphones on a semi-regular basis,) “Well, HOW DID I GET HERE?!”
Let’s see how Team MéNajee Trois has fared the last two weeks.
WEEK 11
This week I decided to ~go with the flow~ and not fuss over my lineup too much. I only made one necessary swap: my Broncos Wide Receiver, Sutton, was on a Bye week, so I replaced him with San Francisco 49ers Aiyuk, who I’d acquired in Waivers the previous week.
Aiyuk was on FIRE on Sunday, and CMC was back in full action post-injury. The rest of the team had a solid performance as well, so... WE WON!
Adding the cherry on top of the victory, I got some positive affirmation from Fantasy Football Master Xiang:
I never played team sports when I was younger, but I imagine this is what it feels like when a coach pats you on the back and says, “Good game.”
WEEK 12
This week was undoubtedly Team MéNajee Trois’ flop era. So, so disappointing.
One of Krystal’s Wide Receivers tested positive for Covid-19 and couldn’t play, so with one full player out, we were a shoe-in to beat her team (no offense Krystal! Also, wishing Cooper a smooth recovery.) AND YET…… of our 132 point projection, we only achieved 102.
I won’t list all of the poor individual performances, because I don’t want to skewer my guys like that. I’ll simply allow the stats to speak for themselves. (Point projections are the smaller numbers below. The actual accrual are the bolder, larger numbers above.)
*Despite it showing in my recent screenshot, note that CMC’s IR status was updated post-game. I will discuss this tragedy in next week’s letter.
To end on a note of positivity: shout out to Mr. Leonard Fournette of the Buccaneers. Thank you for literally CARRYING our team. I mean, LOOK at those 40 points! He went full beast mode last week. Incredible.
I enjoy a tidy bookend so, to quote David Byrne once more, Team MéNajee Trois is “same as it ever was!” We remain in 8th place of the Lady Turnups League.
I am not a statistician but I have a feeling that even if we win the next three weeks, we won’t make it to the playoffs. That being said, I have faith that we can at least break into the middle pack. We shall persevere on!!!!!
x Joséphine