Quarterly Chronicles

With the first 3 weeks in the bag, it is time to bring you the first edition of MFFL Quarterly Chronicles. These will bring updates over a 3-week period. Who’s trending up? Who’s trending down? Who is allowing Yahoo projections to define their season and life quality? Some managers look at Q1 with glistening eyes of triumph, while others pray for COVID to come in a swoop the season away. Whatever the vision may be, it is still our job writing for the MFFL to dish out the truth on what the new projections are.

So, we begin at the top:

Manager Chris:

After the draft, he was projected to finish #1 with a 12-1 record.

Normally those expectations bring pressure that make people crumble, but the weasel has used his knowledge to not only meet his projections thus far but exceed them. Yep, that’s right, he is now projected to still finish #1 but this time at 13-0. Don’t worry though, we have seen this ending before and we know history can repeat itself.

• Draft Projections: 1st at 12-1

• Q1 Projections: 1st at 13-0

Manager Zach:

That’s right, yours truly. Now we normally don't write about ourselves, so I’ll leave you with this. With 3 wins, it feels good knowing that winning 2 out the next 10 will bring my chances of not becoming sacko to 100%. With that being said, the new projections show a 6-7 finishing record. Talk about deja vu, right Chris?

• Draft Projections: 12th at 3-10

• Q1 Projections: 8th at 6-7

Manager Orzo:

The Jew of the group hasn’t lived up to his way of life by spending all of his FAAB before week 3, however, has proven that he can overcome injury and beat his projections. May even make a run for the championship. Only time will tell if he can keep up with the new expectations or choke.

• Draft Projections: 7th at 7-6

• Q1 Projections: 2nd at 12-1

Manager Jake:

Mr. Moo Burger himself! After dropping week one, it didn’t faze him and he still had confidence in his team. Winning weeks two and three has put himself back in the playoff race and not on the sacko watchlist. Q2 isn’t going to be a walk in the park. 2 of his opponents currently average more points than his team and the 3rd team is right on his tail being less than a point away.

• Draft Projections: 5th at 8-5

• Q1 Projections: 4th at 9-4

Manager Knott:

Considering what he does for a living, you would think he would know how to send money for dues, reply on slack, and not do his draft from a 3-year-old draft sheet. Nevertheless, he could easily be 3-0 since his only loss was week one by 0.1 point. Not much movement in his projection but the movement is in the wrong direction.

• Draft Projections: 8th at 6-7

• Q1 Projections: 9th at 5-8

Manager Tony:

MFFL Treasurer is 2-1! Despite the way his season has started, Q1 projections have him winning only 1 more game for the rest of the season. Now we all know projections mean nothing (or so we want to believe) but averaging only 107.24 points per week, it will be hard to stay out of the sacko race.

• Draft Projections: 10th at 4-9

• Q1 Projections: 12th at 3-10

Manager Gavin:

On the complete opposite side of things, Gavin starting out 1-2 is projected to win all but one game for the rest of the season. This should help with fantasy football depression but these projections make for a very steep hill to overcome. Knowing he only pays ¾ of league dues because of a fantastic bet, he should take that $50 and spend it on advice on how to make dreams come true.

• Draft Projections: 2nd at 10-3

• Q1 Projections: 3rd at 10-3

Manager Dietrich:

Sacko!! Starting 0-2, the worst nightmare becomes a burden and you can feel the reality setting in of being sacko 2 years in a row. A matchup with a manager he has a 6-4 record against since the inception of the MFFL, it isn't a guarantee. Until his team drops 190 points to not only be the highest scoring team but also earn the largest blow out. Now, while his team woke up for week 3, he will still need to pray for fantasy gods to show him some love and hope it's not in the form of a belly button ring.

• Draft Projections: 4th at 9-4

• Q1 Projections: 5th at 8-5

Manager Sarros:

The king of free agent moves is off to a rough start on the surface but it seems to be out of his control. He has had 479.32 points scored against him which is the most of any team with the next closest being 45 points away. Starting 1-2 shouldn’t phase him all that much considering he made the playoffs the year he didn’t have a draft pick until round 5. That confidence can turn into arrogance and sink the ship. That or the damn IR slot.

• Draft Projections: 13th at 3-10

• Q1 Projections: 6th at 8-5

Manager Jon:

The silent assassin and 1st champ. EVERY year he puts a weird strategy in place and always seems to be at the top of the list in the sacko discussion by the end of the draft. Year after year he proves he knows what he is doing and seems to be in contention. Consistency is his middle name but even with that, his Q1 projections have him just outside the playoff picture. Although, skipping the draft may have him on the shit list with Lord Fantasy.

• Draft Projections: 11th at 4-9

• Q1 Projections: 7th at 8-5

Manager Trevor:

Detroit's very own mascot. Built Ford tough but falls asleep on occasion, he never fails to bring comedy and have questionable draft picks. He has a good match up in the start of Q2 to help get back to the winning ways but faces some possible humiliation if he loses. Having no injuries currently on his team, he should be able to meet his projection and maybe more.

• Draft Projections: 9th at 6-7

• Q1 Projections: 10th at 4-9

Manager Kevin:

I don’t know what's worse, the permanent marker stain on the couch he left during the draft or the fact that he has dropped 10 spots from his initial projection. With no crazy injuries affecting his team, yahoo seems to have really got his hopes up this year. Being a former champion, he knows what it takes to be at the top so he’ll look to throw up the middle finger to all doubters and reclaim his 10-3 prediction.

• Draft Projections: 10-3 at 3rd

• Q1 Projections: 2-11 at 13th

Manager Reece:

Did you know, despite his last name starting with a P, his first-born child will have the initials A.C.L.? Having started the season projected to make the playoffs, he now finds himself fighting not to be in the sacko race. It may be a pretty finish but hope and loving Jesus may be his chance to stay above water.

• Draft Projections: 6th at 8-5

• Q1 Projections: 11th at 3-10

Manager Dan:

2x champ has had many highs in this league and played a big part in getting us a new trophy. However, it seems the trophy breaking in his possession has given him bad juju and he is on the verge of the lowest of lows early in the season. While the draft projection had him already finishing last, his 104.38 average is the perfectly landed sack tap and looks to be a very painful season. He’ll look to defy all odds and make a push for the 13th as the season goes on.

• Draft Projections: 1-12 at 14th

• Q1 Projections: 0-13 at 14th

At the end of the year this segment supplies an award for both the highest and lowest climb from the initial projections.
Leading the charge as of right now for the following:

Mr. Tryhard - Ryan Sarros

Mr. Underwhelming - Kevin Holland