Week 8

*Dracula Voice*: Velcome to a spooky veek 8 of the SEWIFFL Season! MWAHAHAHAHAH!

No, I'm not going to type out a Transylvanian accent this entire write up. Let's get right into it.

Starting with last week's "High-Low" bonus. By my count Randy is the bonus winner with 39.48 points. His high scorer was Lamar Jackson, who went off for 33.88 and his low score was Raheem Mostert with 5.6 points. If I made a mistake on my counts please let me know.

This week's theme is, obviously, Halloween. I'm going to highlight a player from each team and make a completely arbitrary comparison to a Halloween candy! Enjoy!

Bill: Puka Nacua. A quick note, while Bill's season hasn't gone to plan, Puka might be the free agent pickup of the year. Puka's candy comparison: Nerds Gummy Clusters. They're new, exciting and very well might take over the gummy candy position. (If you haven't tried Nerds Gummy Clusters you really should. They're great)

Zach: Alvin Kamara. Since coming back from suspension Kamara has been nothing short of great. This year he was a guy you didn't really think about until fall, but now that fall is here he's the only thing on your mind. That makes the candy comparison an easy one. Carmel Apple Pops. 

James: Tua Tagovailoa. Tua has been leading the Dolphins to a league leading 240 points for through 7 weeks. While James hasn't seen the same success to this point, his team has some potential to make a run in the latter half of the year. Tua is exciting and makes your mouth water when you see the weapons around him. His candy comparison is a classic: The Sour Warhead.

George: De'Von Achane. Yes, he's a rookie. Yes, he's injured. But when he was healthy Achane was ELECTRIC. Achane averaged nearly 33 points per week in the 3 weeks prior to going down with injury. I'd expect to see Achane locked into George's roster for the next few seasons. Achane's candy comparison: Whoppers, because when he is health he's delievered nothing but whopper sized scores.

Jeff: D'Andre Swift. The 2nd most talked about Swift in the NFL this year. I, like many others, was dead wrong about how Swift's season would go. Whether or not Jeff was truly a believer is something only he knows, but Swift has paid off. Besides week 1 he's put up nothing but solid weeks, a guy you can put in your lineup and not worry about. Consistent across the board with no frills. The candy comparison is the classic Hershey's Milk Chocolate Bar. 

Dan: The easy answer would be Justin Jefferson. But we're going to go with Mike Evans. Sure, without injuries JJ is the easy answer, but Evans has kept himself on the field and is becoming something of an ageless wonder in Tampa. He's been one of the most consistent WRs for the last decade and that is apparently going to continue regardless of his QB. That consistency tells me the candy comparison is: Milky Way.

Ryan: If I was forced to choose I'd say Travis Kelce, mostly because of positional scarcity. However, Ryan has the best duo in football. Mahomes-Kelce. Batman and Robin. Ebony and Ivory. Billy Bob and Angelina. French fries and ketchup. And if we're talking candy there's one combination that rules them all, in my humble opinion. Chocolate and caramel. There's a candy that combines those in a fantastic way, the Twix bar.

Sam: Jalen Hurts. I was very tempted to go DJ Moore here, give the season he's had despite Justin Fields being in charge in Chicago most of the year. Hurts, however, has been so damn good and so damn safe that its impossible not to pick him. Regardless of your opinion of the Tush Push, you've gotta appreciate the season Hurts is having. A great season, with a bit of fun sprinkled in, that makes an easy comparison in my eyes, Jalen Hurts candy comparison is the Snickers bar. 

Randy: Isiah Pacheco. There's a very realistic argument for Lamar Jackson here. And frankly you wouldn't be wrong making that argument. However given Pacheco coming out of pretty much nowhere as a 7th round pick in the 2022 draft, I think he's the pick. He's a guy you don't really think much about, but really enjoy if you're the one that has him. Pacheco's candy comparison is Nerds. 

Chris: Its another easy one. Christian McCaffery. He's just so good. A touchdown in 16 straight games now. He's the current day fantasy GOAT. He does it all and everybody wishes they had more of him. He's just about everybody's favorite this time of year, Christian McCaffery is the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup.

Andy: Nico Collins. Yes, Ja'Marr Chase is the obvious answer. But realistically you expect all this from Chase. Nico Collins was a throwaway late round flier and he's hit in a big way. He's currently the WR 13 and shows no signs of slowing down. He's a burst of flavor in your fantasy football season. I expect he'll continue to thrive with CJ Stroud in Houston. Nico Collins is the tried and true Skittles.

Ben: Yes, another episode of "really its the other player." The true answer is Tyreek Hill. He's been nothing short of amazing. However, Travis Etienne has been an unexpected gem for fantasy owners this year. I don't think anyone expected high end RB1, let alone top 3 RB. Etienne has been great and should continue to lead the Jags and fantasy team alike. Etienne is the Butterfinger, in my opinion often forgotten and underrated. 

That covers that. On to the Bonus of the week. This week's bonus is the "2nd most" bonus. The team with the highest scoring 2nd highest score takes home the money. Its as clear as mud, I know. 

Best of luck to everyone this week. I'm making a pilgrimage to Canton this weekend to see the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but I'll be reachable Sunday during my drive to Cleveland if needed. 

Happy Halloween, be sure to check all the drugs you collect for candy that might get slipped in!