After getting pounded by the second highest PA in the league, our defending champs were sent to the Toilet Bowl with two losses in their last three games. Despite the fantasy all-stars that were Todd Gurley and Drew Brees, Birds could never find a consistent rhythm all season and will instead be forced to play in the consolation tournament.
Still, they have a good chance here to advancing, as they are the one-seed and feature Brees/Gurley along with a quartet of nice receivers around Gurley — Odell Beckham Jr, TY Hilton, recent trade acquisition Robert Woods, and rookie Calvin Ridley. With Dalvin Cook finally healthy, Dirty hopes to redeem their lost season with a high pick.
Fat Jubas are our champs from two years ago — making this the Toilet Bowl battle between the two previous champs — but also slipped to the bottom after a 4-9 2017 season. Well, 2018 wasn’t much better as Jubas ripped off eight straight losses between WK4-11, thus sealing their fate. The good news is that’ve put up 115+ in their last two outings, the bad news is Dirty Birds puts up 123.3 per and has only been under 115 once in their last seven tries.
Still, with a strong passing game, including the return of Jameis Winston as a starter, Jubas could look to use Winston, Adam Thielen, and Mike Evans to create an upset special. Somehow recent trade acquisition Tarik Cohen and post-injury Chris Carson are now this team’ best bets at running back, as David Johnson and Tevin Coleman are slowing down just as the postseason competition ramps up. Jubas could sure us a top finish in the Toilet Bowl to return to their previous glory.
#2 LA Buffy (6-7) vs #3 Battle Angel (5-8)What a wild roller coaster ride for Buffy, as they started off 1-4, won four straight, and then whimpered to a 1-3 finish. And now it looks like James Connor and AJ Green are both out, leaving Buffy a very tenuous two-seed in the Toilet Bowl.
It’s been a juggling act all season for Roger as he’s shifted pieces in and out, with Andrew Luck and Russell Wilson splitting time at quarterback and injuries across the board. A backfield of James White, Peyton Barber, and TJ Yeldon aren’t that scary and the aged trio of Larry Fitzgerald, Julian Edelman, and Doug Baldwin won’t strike fear into anyone’s hearts either. First round pick at 1.2, Royce Freeman, has been a dud and has left Buffy mostly toothless for this matchup, despite the nominal upper seed.
What happens when you pair the best PA with the best PF in the league? Well, you get a Toilet Bowl monster, that’s what! Battle Angels led CTDB with 133.2 points per week while facing opponents who put up 132.4 on average. That’s not a lot room for error and Vu has found himself stumbling after a 3-1 start with a 2-7 record the rest of the way. Oh, but when this team is on, it can be on as they boast Alvin Kamara, Philip Rivers (or Jared Goff), and Travis Kelce in key positions.
There’s even a double tight end lineup here of Kelce and Greg Kittles here, along with grabbing another great FA rookie running back in Bronco Phillip Lindsay -- Vu is starting to specialize in this after Kamara and Lindsay in back-to-back years undrafted. Plus Aaron Jones as an under-the-radar seance half breakout. Receiver Jarvis Landry has been inconsistent all year so Adam Humphries and his string of wonderful games have taken over Landry’s starting spot, alongside Brandin Cooks.
So while Battle Angel are only the three-seed in the Toilet Bowl, they have to be the favorite to win it all for a number one pick in 2019.
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