I apologize for blowing off the Fantasy Index Super League thus far. I’ve been getting my lineups in each week, but I haven’t offered any commentary. I’ve been busy, focusing all of my resources on trying to get the player projections right.
But we’re at the quarter pole mark, so let me take a few minutes to weigh in on the competition. I mean, there are some gift cards for Subway and Amazon at stake.
There was a blurb on the Week 4 winners and overall leaders on Friday. So I will leave those topics alone. Except to note that Travis Henry , with his Texas Pink Flamingos franchise, is kicking butt again. He finished in 2nd place overall in the contest last year, and he’s sitting in the No. 2 spot again after four weeks. We should all try to be more like him. This Travis Henry, by the way, is no relation to the former NFL running back of the same name (who if his Wikipedia page is to be believe, has 11 children with 10 different women).
But at the quarter pole mark, let’s pause to take a look at the other end of the standings. So far, 242 entries have managed to submit a lineup in each of the four weeks, and “LesterE” is in the bottom spot, averaging only 108 points per game. We haven’t formalized any prize for being the worst of the worst, but I’m thinking about it. I will definitely point out the least successful entries at the end of the competition.
| SUPER LEAGUE – BOTTOM 10 | |
|---|---|
| Team | Points |
| LesterE | 432 |
| SLOBBERKNOCKERS | 440 |
| En Fuego | 450 |
| DSFL 111 | 465 |
| All Joiqueing Aside | 483 |
| Tatum Bell's Ghost | 484 |
| Big New Prinz | 490 |
| BassEyes | 490 |
| POOPSOCCKIN'U | 491 |
| Lagerheads | 496 |
I also like to give a tip of the cap to guys who come up with the best names. It adds to the competition, I think, to be able to read through the entries and see the ones that bring some creativity and spark to the table.
Picking “the best” team names, of course, is a subjective endeavor. And I apologize if somebody put together a really clever name that simply flew over my head as I was reading through them. But these are the 10 that I felt were the best. For Nos. 3, 5 and 7, I downgraded them slightly because they have been honored in previous years. But I thought they were too good to leave out of the top 10.
| SUPER LEAGUE -- BEST NAMES | |
|---|---|
| 1. | Johnny Fake Football |
| 2. | Dick Concealed? Richie Incognito! |
| 3. | Tatum Bell's Ghost |
| 4. | This is Not Friend Time |
| 5. | Al Davis' White Tracksuit |
| 6. | Physically Unable to Perform |
| 7. | It Ertz when Eifert |
| 8. | Child Please |
| 9. | NickFoleon Dynamite |
| 10. | Experts League FastPass |
Another dozen entries I’m giving the “honorable mention” tag. These names were good enough that I pulled them out as candidates to maybe rank in my top 10:
Lisle Alzados (Lisle is a city in Illinois)
Courtesy Flush
Ancient Chinese Secret
The People’s Champion
Good Will Punting
NUDGE
The Momanator
All Joiqueing Aside
Stafford and Son
Don’t Hate The Player
Electric Kool-Aid
Festivus Maximus
Lions & Bengals & Bears, Oh My
Manifest Density
Montee’s Ballers
My Other Wife
Whoever’s Playing Dallas This Week!
Best of luck to everyone in the rest of the competition.
—Ian Allan