The Dynasty Aftermath: Don’t Call Me Goose
Welcome to DLF’s Dynasty Aftermath. This staple article is our longest running signature piece as we have a little fun after a tough week at the Dynasty League Football office. You’ll find this article will review the week’s happenings in a variety of ways and help set you up for the coming weeks as we spin around the league in the way we know best. As you know, this year I’m covering movies I loved growing up and tying them into fantasy football.
I live in the State of Washington and as a grade school kid, the highlight of your childhood was going to Camp Cispus. The week long camp was always a big hit and a rite of passage as any student was passed on to Middle School. As a kid, I dreamed of going for years and had visions of learning survival techniques, wrestling live bears or learning how to make a fire with little more than some Ding Dong wrappers and some Cheese Nips. Instead, the week I remember was highlighted by someone peeing on our counselor’s sleeping bag, being frightened by an urban legend of a man who was nearly killed in a helicopter crash but roams the woods now as “Prop Man,” and being flashed by a teenage counselor nicknamed “Jelly.” You could say it was still awesome for many different reasons than I expected.
Except one.
Part of the process of going to camp was coming up with different “code names” to use for the week. My friends and I were all into the movie Top Gun and by the time I entered a recess conversation, the decision was made that Mike was Maverick, Richard was Iceman and Tyson was Slider. Yep, that left me with Goose. Â You know the one – he’s the guy who gets into the awesome volleyball match with a shirtless Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer and responds by wearing the sleeveless half sweatshirt, sporting the 70s porn stache. Not cool, guys. Throw in the bad Hawaiian shorts and that’s what I got for the whole week. “Hey Ken, we’ve discussed it and we’re going to give you the name of the dude who dies. Â Is that OK?” Â What was I supposed to do? Â I took it and practiced the “High-Low High Five” for weeks because my only other option was to go with “Jester” and that was equally embarrassing. I’m still kind of mad, really.
That brings me to 30 years later.
I was recently at a conference and found myself in a group of six for the week. It was a very challenging week full of bonding and hard work. At the end, one of my new found friends came up to me and told me they really appreciated having me on their team and…wait for it…I was like their Goose to their Maverick. Â I kid you not.
Yep, still got it. Â Son of a *&%$.
Anyway, Top Gun is cool and we’re using it as our theme this week. Anthony Edwards is awesome, but he should have really done some upper body work prior to the filming. We both have to live with that lapse in judgment now. At least I’ll always have “Jelly” and the soundtrack has lots of Kenny Loggins on it, which I’ve already expressed is awesome. Â Loggins probably married “Jelly” because he’s that cool.
We move forward…
Week Eleven Fantasy MVP
We’ve been patiently awaiting a breakout from Keenan Allen and it finally happened this week as he erupted for 12 catches, 159 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Allen had only two 100-yard games all season and had scored only one touchdown this year, so this was certainly a welcome sight from a player many had high hopes for.
Week Eleven Fantasy LVP
With just 18 yards on 11 carries, Isaiah Crowell was a total disaster in fantasy and reality. It’s been a down year all-around for Crowell as he’s struggled to produce the type of fantasy season folks wanted to see from him en route to just 3.6 yards per carry and two touchdowns on the season. He’s a player I’d be very nervous owning as Cleveland could very well be looking elsewhere for a running back this off-season.
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Lineup Fun
The Soon to be Top Gun Sequel Unbeatable Lineup of the Week
QB Russell Wilson SEAÂ = 258 passing yards, 86 rushing yards, three touchdowns, one interception
RB Mark Ingram NO = 134 rushing yards, 21 receiving yards, one touchdown
RB LeSean McCoy BUFÂ = 114 rushing yards, one catch, 12 receiving yards, two touchdowns
RB Alvin Kamara NO = 42 rushing yards, six receptions, 74 receiving yards, one touchdown
WR Antonio Brown PITÂ = Ten catches, 144 receiving yards, three touchdowns
WRÂ Keenan Allen LACÂ = 12 catches, 159 receiving yards, two touchdowns
WR Adam Thielen MINÂ = Six catches, 123 receiving yards, one touchdown
TE Jimmy Graham SEA = Three catches, 54 receiving yards, two touchdowns
The Danger Zone Underdog Lineup of the Week
QB Blaine Gabbert ARI = 257 passing yards, three touchdowns, two interceptions
RB D’Onta Foreman HOUÂ = 65 rushing yards, three catches, 15 receiving yards, two touchdowns
RB Latavius Murray MINÂ = 95 rushing yards, two touchdowns
RBÂ Tarik Cohen CHIÂ = 44 rushing yards, four catches, 15 receiving yards, one touchdown
WR Kenny Stills MIA =Â Seven receptions, 180 receiving yards, one touchdown
WRÂ Danny Amendola NEÂ = Eight receptions, 66 receiving yards, one touchdown
WR Ryan Grant WASÂ = Three receptions, 59 receiving yards, one touchdown
TEÂ Ricky Seals-Jones ARI = Three catches, 54 receiving yards, two touchdowns
The “You’ve Lost that Loving Feeling” Disappointing Lineup of the Week
QB Alex Smith KCÂ = 230 passing yards, 27 rushing yards, two interceptions
RB Eddie Lacy SEA =Â Two rushing yards
RB Isaiah Crowell CLEÂ = 18 rushing yards
RBÂ Gio Bernard CIN =Â -4 rushing yards, one catch, eight receiving yards
WR Kelvin Benjamin BUF = One catch, 20 receiving yards
WR DeVante Parker MIA =Â Four catches, 26 receiving yards
WR Sammy Watkins LAR = Three catches, 36 receiving yards
TEÂ Jason Witten DAL =Â One catch, seven receiving yards
Gut Checks
I’d be worried if I owned Jordan Reed or Tyler Eifert. This has been a mess.
I’d be worried if I was playing against Russell Wilson or Doug Baldwin. Wilson is simply amazing and I do love myself some Doug!
I’d be worried if I was relying on Mike Williams this season.
I’d be worried if I was too close to an F-15. They’re going to throw on the brakes and you’re going to fly right by.
I’d be worried if I didn’t use the trade deadline to my advantage.
I’d be worried if I was underestimating the difference Corey Coleman could actually make.
I’d be worried if I owned Terrelle Pryor. Well, that was a disaster.
I’d be worried if I lost that loving feeling.
I’d be worried if I traded Mark Ingram in the off-season
I’d be worried if I owned Kareem Hunt. How can he not be getting the ball 20 times a game?
I’d be worried if I owned Derek Carr. This has been a clear step back.
I’d be worried if I didn’t feel the need, the need for speed.
I’d be worried if I missed my chance to snag Josh Doctson.
I’d be worried if I was putting Gio Bernard in may lineup every week.
I’d be worried if I wasn’t supremely aware of my surroundings in the forest because of “Prop Man.”
I’d be worried if I owned DeVante Parker. Doesn’t it just seem like he’s going to always be that “potential number one?”
I’d be worried if I thought Samaje Perine was going to magically make a huge difference for me.
I’d be worried if I didn’t think AJ Green and Julio Jones were going to have a huge say in who wins in many leagues this year.
I’d be worried if I was in a 4G negative dive doing foreign relations.
I’d be worried if I owned Jamaal Charles.
I’d be worried if I was thinking David Johnson was returning this year.
I’d be worried if I didn’t think some random player like Byron Marshall will decide some fantasy championships this year.
I’d be worried if I was in a flight tower with Maverick out on a test run.
I’d be worried if I didn’t honestly believe Adam Thielen was a total stud.
I’d be worried if I owned Hunter Henry. Seriously. What happened here?
I’d be worried if I was ever going up against Kenny Loggins head-to-head in anything.
Have a great Thanksgiving everyone!
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Ken is on Twitter at DLF_KenK
