Power Powell Rankings Week 2: Solitaire Unravelling

After the first week of NFL action one thing should be perfectly clear to everyone, there's nothing like that feeling in your gut when the other team is up twenty points on you. The flashing glimpses of panic, self doubt and contemplation are amplified to a degree that taps into the very fibres of our adrenaline-fueled behaviours. You know that in the next few hours it can only go one of two ways, your player's get their acts together and play to the potential you believed they had went you inserted them into your lineup or disaster.

You're down points going into a Monday night game and your player is not getting the looks from his QB you think he deserves.

And then...

Why wouldn't you just feed Julio? The joke's on you, go Ducks!

I love that feeling when you're finally back in it, you're up by half a point and you're hoping no one fumbles or throws an interception. Then you take a breather as some extra points create a cushion around your come from behind evening.

Of course, there is the possibility that the lead gets stretched and the clock rolls down...

Ever since my one losing season I've become obsessed with never losing that first week. I hate that feeling of going to bed on Monday night knowing my fantasy team lost. It seems like a waste of an off season. That amount of planning tossed aside to the luck of a two touchdown performance for the flex that no one saw coming. It's a tough one to swallow. Imagine that being the first week of your season, you start to think "I am I crazy? Isn't so and so a viable option? What if I miss the playoffs by one win?"

I have some reassurance for you fellas, it's only week one. If you're 0-4 at the end of September feel free to press the panic button (although Mike proved last year that you can salvage poor start in hopes of a playoff push). But, it's only week one, hell even Chip Kelly lost this week.

There's some risers, some fallers, a new manager bringing up the rear and a new number one.

LET IT BEGIN!!!!!

1. Oh That's Nasty (Dawson)- The Champ regains the crown. Wait didn't he lose Dez Bryant? Who cares, Dawson Does Depth. His running back core is stacked and once Bell returns next week he'll have some bargaining chips to play with for a stud WR in the meantime.

2. Clipboard Jesus (Andrew)- Moving Drew's team down just the one spot this week and it's more to do with a lack of points overall. Since most of his blue chip players had tough defensive match ups I can't imagine he'll remain here for long. 

3. You can run but you can't Hyde (Steve)- Carlos Hyde could be the sneakiest way to make up for Steve's loss of Jordy Nelson. Effectively he has that one-two punch with Charles and Hyde that is as formidable as any of the top RB cores in TFLOEG.

4. The Fear Boners (John)- For a second there I almost thought that Chip may not be worth my trust. I told myself to trust his ability to make adjustments at halftime and I'm lucky I did. With AP forgetting where the field was I needed every point I could squeeze out of the Eagles. Going forward I'm still on the Philly hype train, toot toot! 

5. NFL OWNER (Shayne)- Shayne's team won the match up on Thursday night and never looked back. His prudence to pick up James Jones on the waiver wire may prove costly to the rest of the league.

6. NINERS (Stan)- Stan got the win, but both his starting RBs and starting WRs have varying-degrees-of-severity health flags showing up at the end of the week. Stan will have to keep a close eye on his team, but luckily his bench looks up to the challenge.

7. The Keith-glorius Basterds (Keith)- Keith's team had the Monday night nightmare that can turn my stomach. It looked liked he should narrowly slip by and then Hyde had his coming out party to play upset. Keith's WRs looked formidable and I expect him to be competitive going forward.

8. Layeth The Smacketh Down (Curtis)- Curt's the highest riser this week. I liked the way his team stayed competitive, but mostly I like his possibilities going forward. I've never been a huge fan of Ellington, but with him sidelined for a couple weeks it could be David Johnson's big break. That is if Chris Johnson doesn't play spoiler.

9. I Am Like The U In The 80s (Aaron)- Aaron makes the leap further up the chart. Aaron had easily his worst possible week to kick off the season. Going forward he'll have Gore not going against the Bills' defence, Jordan Mathews getting his touchdown drives reviewed properly and the promise that comes with Arian "Coexist" Foster.

10. No Punt Intended (Travis)- Travis' team is a hodge podge of potential and duct tape. I may have underestimated how tough it would be for the expansion teams to break into the league, but I like a lot of pieces Travis has to play with:

Rumour is Luck is on the table, but Travis won't be low balled. I feel a budding Commissioner Assistant is now a seedling.

11. Scraps (Mike)- Mike's team stuck in longer this week then they should have. With the emergence of Abdullah I can see Bell being fazed out of the starting role, Kuechly is concussed and the NY Giants look like hot garbage. Perhaps the Boner In Mike's Sweat Pants is a fear boner? Parity, Parity Parity everywhere in this league.

12. Las Vegas Posse (Clarke)- I had to put Clarke down here because his team failed to have a player with double digit points. It's hard to be at the bottom, but the first dibs at the waiver wire is the perks.

Until next week Fellas,

-The Commish