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bloodsweatandbeerspart1 · 8 months

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Pancakes. Patrick Mahomes. A-Rog's popped Achilles tendon.

Greetings from a sad little IHOP in Woods Cross, Utah! Your commissioner would like to wish everyone best of luck in their fantasy season, while she angrily stews over a whopping pile of pancakes and endures her punishment for thoroughly sucking at fantasy football last year.

Highlight of the 24-hour pancake house challenge thus far: accidentally squirting lemon juice into my eye. It's going to be a long day.

WEEK 1 RANKINGS

Rookie of the Year- newcomer Jenna coming in hot with the top-scoring team of the week! With the exception of Austin Ekeler who had a strong week 1 performance (and gave himself an ankle booboo doing so), Rookie of the Year is a team full of average-performing players, and let's be honest, that's all a team needs. If Jenna's players can continue to roughly put up their projected points, and if the Jets defense is actually as good as they looked in week 1, then this team will be a playoff contender without a doubt.

Don't Call it a Comeback- like a Phoenix rising from the ashes, coach Ali gets to start the season with a W, despite having a team last year that was so s*** that it landed her here in an IHOP to eat a disgusting amount of pancakes. A little bit of luck thanks to Dallas Goedert doing ~literally~ nothing for Alyson and a reliable performance from McCaffrey helped Don't Call it a Comeback to inch past T-Law & Order's solid performance. But Coach Ali also started last season with a win and here we are soooo

The Friendzone- the other team vying for last place last year also starts this season with a win! Although Coach Jack almost had a coronary when he didn't snag his fave kicker Younghoe in the draft, he still managed to put together a team capable of beating Jake's, which really doesn't mean much. Despite having a beast in Aaron Jones to boost his points, Jack had to sweat losing against Good Goff as his QB Allen threw interception after interception, thus creating negative points, inching The Friendzone closer and closer to losing week 1. Luckily for The Friendzone, The dumpster-fire Bills performance ended just in time for this team to somehow pull off the W. Honorable mention for The Friendzone's win? Joe Burrow lol.

Fields of Dreams- the defending champion squeaks by with a win in week 1! With a pretty lackluster performance across the board, it was Monday night's performance from Stefon Diggs that helped Fields of Dreams to push past Last Place's team that did NOT benefit from the Bill's performance. To be of concern for the rest of the league, however, this team may have some depth. Although this starting lineup didn't ~wow~, Fields of Dreams did have a QB and WR on the bench that nearly scored 50 points together. So despite this team being the lowest-scoring winner of the week, don't sleep on them just yet.

T-Law & Order- and the award for best team name goes to Alyson! There's no real award here, but I just want to say it's my fave team name :) Despite losing this week, T-Law & Order still scored in the top 50% of the league this week. With a consistent performance across the team, T-Law & Order should have won this matchup in theory, however Dallas Goedert delivered poor Alyson a big-ol goose egg and didn't even look in the direction of the football that day. I had to double check and he did, in fact, play in this game, despite recording 0.0 points (no points for the single target? C'mon, Yahoo). Perhaps Goedert is just kicking off his Halloween spirit by ghosting Alyson, but here's to hoping he at least catches that one target next game!

Good Goff- Good Goff, as in Good Goff, how can you become the highest paid QB in the history of the NFL and play as garbage as you did against the Browns? Joe Burrow has a history of performing poorly against the Browns, which clearly Coach Jake didn't even remotely consider. But with stars in his eyes, Jake started Burrow and well, the rest is history. Even a MONSTER performance by Tyreek Hill wasn't enough to overcome the world's worst QB performance (well, besides A-Rog opening for the Jets, but that's a different story). But in all seriousness, if Burrow gets it together and Hill continues to perform like that, Good Goff will be a team to reckon with.

Wishing on a Star- Niki's only crime was not starting the Dallas defense. For someone who drafted like 99% Cowboys players, both former and current, she started the wrong ones. CD did okay but considering the 40 points on offense, he really could have done more. Had this team's coach had faith in the Dallas D, Wishing on a Star would've pulled off an impressive win, landing them 1st in the league after week 1. But hey, at least this team snagged Patrick Mahomes again lol. Let's see what some starting lineup/bench changes can do for this team going forward.

Last Place- y'all know how I feel about writing for the team in last place. But this week is an exception, as last place was the result of a volatile week 1 matchup with the defending champ... and the coach is my hubby ;) Despite strong, impressive performances from both WR Ridley and RB Pollard, this team could not collectively overcome the points put up by THE Stefon Diggs on Monday night, which helped Fields of Dreams snag the victory literally within the last minutes of week 1. Hopefully Last Place's 1st round pick, Ja'Marr Chase, and star QB Lamar Jackson will both look a little more alive in week 2.

With it being our first blog of the season, I would like to establish prizes and punishment. Prizes will go to the top 2 at the end of the season (following playoffs), and punishment to whoever ends in 8th place. Runner-up for the league will get their $50 buy-in back, and 1st place gets the rest of the buy-ins! Current 1st place prize amount is $300, as there is still 1 person who hasn't bought in... who is not currently eligible to win prize money....... you know who you are!

Whoever ends in 8th place will get to choose 3 punishments for consideration. Then the commissioner will put the 3 punishment options in a bowl and randomly draw the selected punishment. The punishment must be completed in order to re-enter the league next season.

PUNISHMENTS 1. Loser buys 1st place dinner & dessert, either in person or through DoorDash, UberEats, etc. 2. Eat a whole jar of mayonnaise (really, Jake? Ew) 3. Beer mile (please provide evidence for the rest of us to be entertained with) 4. Loudly sing 30 seconds of a song in a fast food restaurant lobby, video for proof required 5. Host next year's draft. Draft party shall include food and booze provided by loser 6. 24 hour pancake house challenge (do NOT recommend, I am 11 pancakes in and I'm confident I'll never want to eat pancakes again) 7. 'Fantasy Football Loser' sticker on car or license plate border until new Fantasy Football loser is crowned the next season 8. Run a 5k, but in an outfit chosen by 1st place

Go forth with week 2, fellow Blood, Sweat, and Beers opponents! May Goff be with you and your team, and for the love of Goff, Niki, show us that you actually trust your Cowboys by starting their defense.

#fantasy football #nfl

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zayray030 · 4 years

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Don't push a kind woman into darkness.

Summary: Iris really wanted to cry. She desperately wanted to cry and she didn't want to be the teams punching bag any longer.

Everyone's a dick to Iris and she finally pops off and her husband reminds her that he will always love her

Notes: Team Arrow is here because they wanted to visit Central because of a villlian. Everyone is a dick except for Barry and Felicity so yeah.

Iris wanted to cry. She desperately wanted to cry. She also wanted to sleep. Maybe she could sleep forever and not have to wake up again to this. But maybe this was just a nightmare? Maybe she could wake up if she tried really hard.

Those thoughts filled the African American woman as she tried her best to keep her emotions in check as the team took turns at using her as a punching bag.

What Iris had been thinking at the time was that if she hadn't jumped at the attacker that was attacking a little girl in the mall then the little girl would have gotten hurt. But of course her father was choosing to skip over that part.

“I just wanted-” Iris tried but was interrupted. She just wanted to tell them her side of the story. She just wanted to tell them what had actually happened but there was too much anger.

“Iris, what you wanted is completely different than what you should have done.” Caitlin said using her special doctor voice. Iris didn't like the sound of it. It sounded condescending and the way that she was looking at Iris made her want to punch the doctor's perfect teeth.

“What I should have done is-” Iris really just wanted them to shut up right now but they wouldn't shut up and it wasn't helping. Was the room spinning or was it just her?

“Get to safety, Iris. You should have let the professionals handle it.” interrupted Oliver. If Iris was the same girl she was before, she would have swooned at the thought of Oliver Queen talking to her, but now she just wanted him to shut up and she wanted him to use that brain of his and listen to her.

“Okay guys. Let's take a breath.” Felicity interrupted everyone and Iris really wanted to hug the blond right now. “I'm sure Iris has a logical explanation, right Iris!?” Felicity asked her and Iris really wanted to bury herself in the blonde's arms right now. She was no Barry but her arms would help her feel safe until Barry could come to save her.

“I'm sorry blondie, but right now the only logical thing is that Iris decided that she wanted attention and went head first into danger.” interrupted Ralph before Iris could begin and she really wanted to get her hands on some of that acid that the Trickster had made right now.

“I wouldn't call it heard first because technically she hadn't head butted him.” Felicity had said, trying to diffuse the tension but only making it worse.

“Felicity, you're being biased.” said Diggle who hadn't said anything so far and Iris couldn't help but glare at him. So Felicity was biased for siding with Iris but Oliver could speak even though he wasn't even part of the team?

“Can I just-” Iris really wanted to talk right now but everyone was being an ass today. Maybe not Barry and Felicity definitely. They listen, they understand.

“No Iris! You don't get to be pissed off! Do you have any idea how worried we were? You don't get to worry us like that and complain about it!” snapped Cisco and she could see the hurt in his eyes. But why couldn't he see the hurt in her eyes?

“But I just-” she was cut off again and she desperately wanted to break down right now.

“West Allen, don't even try it. Even someone with the IQ of gum would know not to stupidly jump into battle like that!” Harry snapped and she really wanted to say something hurtful at him but she couldn't. She just held back and tried not to burst into tears.

“Please can I-” she desperately tried not to cry but it was hard. However that's until her father spoke again.

“Iris, please be grateful. Everyone on this team goes through more horrible stuff than you and don't complain. But you complain about us worrying and-” but she had had it. They don't complain? Oh, that was not going to stand.

“I'M SORRY?!?” she screamed, turning to him, giving him the glare she leaves for the scum of earth. Everyone except Felicity recoiled slightly in shock at her tone. It was one of pure hate but she didn't have it in her to care at this point.

“THEY DON'T COMPLAIN! BUT I DO!?!” she didn't even care about how mean she sounded. She had every right. Not once has she been allowed to scream for all her worth but everyone has been allowed to rag at her for the smallest thing. She didn't even care at the look of pain in Caitlin’s eyes. The Ice Queen could sit down and listen to others for once.

“Iris maybe-” Oliver tried to interrupt but she wasn't going to have it. She turned to him and sent him a glare so angry he was shocked into silence.

“Maybe you should shut it and keep your nose out of everyone's business and accept the fact that just maybe you're a dick to everyone who needs to understand the meaning of boundaries and not to interfere in shit he has no need to interfere in!” suggested Iris mockingly, but the tone was angry and harsh and tears where flowing down her eyes.

“Baby girl I'm sorry I-” if her dad thought he could sweet talk her into forgiving him then he had another thing coming.

“When will you understand!!? I'm not a baby!?! I have gone through enough shit to classify me as a senior! I was lied to by everyone in my life for an entire year, all for the sole reason that I was a girl!” she screamed at her father and he had the decency to look ashamed.

“Iris, people have to lie to-” Digg tried to placate her but she spoke over him, sending him a nasty glare that had him shutting his trap.

“My fiancé killed himself right in front of me thinking that I never loved him!! And you wanna know the worst part?!? I forced myself to push that away to make sure that everyone else around me was protected, safe and happy! To make sure you were okay! Make sure Barry was okay!!” she screamed and she could feel Caitlin giving her a sad look from behind her but Iris didn't want her pity.

“YOU!!!” Iris screamed as she turned to the ice queen. Caitlin looked like a deer caught in headlights and her hands were icing up but Iris didn't care. This was long overdue and she wasn't going to wait any longer.

“Don't even get me started on YOU!! You fucking assisted in my murder and I had to fucking accept the fact that you would start working with us again. You and that phycopath! And when I tried to yell at you before, you know what happened?! I got fucking yelled at like I was the villain!!”Caitlin had the decency to look ashamed but when she opened her mouth Iris spoke over her. “I would be perfectly fucking fine with you here. But I didn't even get a fucking apology!” Caitlin froze at that, horror setting in her eyes but Iris could care less.

“I have sat here in this team doing nothing but be sweet and nice to everyone. Have tried my hardest to make sure we all stayed friends. Didn't complain when I was sidelined and just took it in. Because when I did speak up I was looked at as if I was the villain.” Iris said, her tears making her choke on a few words and her dad looked like he wanted to hug her, but he could tell Iris wouldn't react too nicely to that.

“And now, I may not have been stranded on an island for 5 years,” she said nodding at Oliver who had a mighty look of shame. “or been in the army.” Diggle had the sense to look ashamed at himself. “but I know about being hurt. And the biggest hurt ever, is when people you love and trust won't even listen to you.” Her tears were falling silently now but Felicity was smiling encouragingly at her and Iris continued.

“But if you had listened then you would have known the criminal was straight up molesting the little girl and I stopped him from going any further. If you would have all wanted him to continue, I'll make sure to remember that when I see someone getting touched against their will.” her voice sounded so broken and so wrong on the normally happy girl that everyone but Felicity couldn't help but put their heads down in shame.

“She's right you know.” came a voice. Everyone turned around and they could see Barry standing there and he had a look of upmost fury on his face and he was glaring at everyone like he would do to the criminals he would arrest for murder or for rape. In disgust.

“She has been through so much and instead of complaining and whining about it like we do, she goes on about it to be a better person. She puts her problems aside for others and makes sure that everyone is protected. I won't deny that I have wronged her in the past, because I have, but I always make sure to apologise.” said Barry, cold fury directed at them and Cisco couldn't help but bow his head down in shame.

It reminded him of time he had created the cold gun and Barry had found out.

Barry quickly sped over to his wife and quickly picked her up, carrying her bridal style. Iris didn't say anything, just put her head in the crook of Barry's neck and tried to stop her tears.

“Now, I'm going to take my beautiful, selfless, kind wife home and all of you, except for Felicity considering she's the only one being nice to her, are going to think long and hard about what you've done and find ways to beg for forgiveness.” Barry's tone held no room for discussion and even Ralph or Oliver tried to say anything.

“Make sure she knows she's loved. And by that I mean bring her chocolate. Not that there's anything wrong with sex. I mean that is if you use sex. Which is fine.” Felicity babbled going bright red and Iris couldn't help the watery giggle that escaped her.

“I prefer both.” she said softly and Barry couldn't but smile at his wife.

“Then you'll get both.” he said quietly into her ear before running off.

“We really messed up this time.” mumbled Cisco and nobody, not even Harry could deny how dirty they've done Iris. Even Joe was standing there, shame in his eyes at the pain he bought his girl.

~Westallen loft~

Barry quickly sped into his and Iris's loft and quickly went over to their bed. He gently laid her down and sped into the kitchen. He grabbed all her favourite chocolates and sped back into the room.

He speedily undressed her out of her jeans and blouse and into some pajama shorts and a flash hoodie.

“I love you, Iris West Allen.” Barry said lovingly as he began kissing down her body and Iris couldn't help her giggle.

“Babe, no!” she giggled. Barry pouted in disappointment but didn't interrupt as she continued. “Let me eat the chocolate first. I need the sugar to catch up to you. Your stamina is crazy.” she said throwing a saucy wink at him and Barry couldn't help feeling the love for the woman right in front of him grow tenfold.

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sassyshoulderangel319 · 3 years

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Going off your recent Little Mermaid remake post...earlier I read Daveed Diggs (Sebastian) was working on his Caribbean accent! You think Jonah Hauer King (Prince Eric) or Javier Bardem (King Triton) will also change their accents for their roles? Some Disney remakes let lead actors keep their normal accents (Lily Allen as Cinderella, Liu Yifei as Mulan) so who knows!

Here’s my thoughts: The Little Mermaid is a Danish-origin fairy tale. The European-origin fairy tales Disney has remade so far have been primarily British accents despite two of them (Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast) being originally from France. Because Disney makes their movies in English. And when people think European + English they think British usually.

So, I’d imagine everyone except maybe a few characters (Sebastian, obviously, but also maybe Scuttle, Ariel, Louis the Chef if he’s even in it, and Ursula possibly) will probably have a British accent.

According to IMDb Jonah Hauer-King was born and raised in London so I assume he won’t change his accent for his role. Javier Bardem is harder to say. I believe he’s from Spain (???) so he might keep his Spanish accent, he might not. I’ve only seen him in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales and that James Bond Skyfall movie. But it’s been probably two years since I saw Pirates and like ten since Skyfall so I don’t remember what accent he does in Skyfall and in Pirates it sounded a little Spanish and a little English.

All that being said, they have made some “bold” casting choices (according to those #NotMyAriel racists on Twitter––though “bold” is probably putting their opinion lightly, I don’t care about their opinions) and that may affect how they choose to go about their method of storytelling.

Meaning: the accents the characters have may depend on any real-world equivalent they choose to base Eric’s kingdom on/be inspired by, and any real-world equivalent they take inspiration from for the merfolk. (I personally am hoping for an extremely diverse, New York City-style Atlantica so every little girl no matter her race sees a mermaid who looks like her––but my hope for that is less relevant.)

For example if they decide Atlantica is, say, in the Caribbean, Sebastian wouldn’t be the only character with a Caribbean accent.

Or if they decide that, with all the African American or otherwise African-descent actors, to make Atlantica more AAVE (African American Vernacular English), or African-accented, then I’d imagine the actors would work on that.

If Eric’s kingdom is based on England, then English/British accents would be most likely. If his kingdom is based on Denmark... then English/British accents are still the most likely but I would appreciate it if they decided to branch out.

So my thoughts on the accents characters use are: I don’t really care what accent they do use, but it’ll be interesting to pay attention to the final product. Ultimately I’m more focused on the actors giving a heartfelt, soulful performance and their accent doesn’t matter as much so long as I feel like they mean every word they say.

#The Little Mermaid #answered

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pitubea1910 · 7 years

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Fresh Start - Part 17

Pairing: Barry Allen x Reader

Featuring: Oliver Queen, Thea Queen, Iris West, Kara Danvers, Caitlin Snow, Felicity Smoak, John Diggle

Words: 2379

Warnings: none I think

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Notes: so here it is! The final part of this series I’ve loved so much. I’m not sure if I liked the final as a whole but I’m happy with the series, really happy actually and I hope you’ve enjoyed it as much as I’ve done! Thank you so much for the constant support, it had meant a lot! Also, I know this is not how it happens in the actual show but I hope you like it anyway! As I already said, next week (probably on the weekend) I’ll start my next series about Tom Holland. I don’t know how long it will be because I have SO MANY ideas for it. If you’re interested in it just let me know!

MASTERLIST

Once that things were okay with Oliver it really felt like you could win this. Maybe you didn’t know how, but you trusted the weapon they were building would work. Still, when it had been five hours without any kind of notification from any of them, you started to get worried.

“They’re working, guys” Iris said. “You can’t expect them to build a…killing-alien-machine in an hour” she added. You nodded in agreement.

“But maybe in two” Barry mumbled. You squeezed his hand under the table, earning a small smile from him.

“We all are worried but pressing them will not help at all” you said.

“She’s right” Thea shrugged. “Whatever they come up with, I’m sure it will be the answer. But Rome wasn’t built in a day”

They all sighed with a nod, knowing there was nothing they could do. After looking at them, you looked out of the window with a sigh. You really were scared. What if the aliens finished their weapon before you could finish yours? What if they attacked?

“Hey…” Barry whispered by your side. You looked at him immediately.

“Want to go for a walk?” He asked.

You smiled a little, happy that he noticed how much you needed to clear your head. It took just a nod from you and he was already standing up. The whole group looked at you two with confusion.

“We’re going for a little walk” Barry informed taking your hand.

“Everything okay?” Oliver asked, looking straight at you.

“Yeah, I just need some fresh air” you smiled at him.

He gave you one more look before nodding so you and Barry headed outside still holding hands. Once you were outside, you let out a huge breath before wrapping an arm around his waist. He pulled you closer by your shoulders and kissed your head before starting walking down the street.

“I’m worried” you finally said. Barry looked down at you, rubbing your shoulder slowly. “What if they don’t finish on time?” You asked.

“They will” Barry replied, not needing any specification.

“But what if they don’t?” You asked again, stopping to stand in front of him. He looked at you and sighed.

“I don’t know” he admitted. Biting your lip, you looked up at the sky. “We will fight. Like we always do” he added taking your hands.

“They’re aliens Barry” you whispered looking at him. The moment he saw the tears in your eyes, he pulled you in for a hug.

“I know” he whispered back, hugging you as tight as he could. “I will protect you. No matter what. You will not get hurt”

“Maybe you will” you finally said looking up at him. He frowned not letting you go. “I’m not worried about me, Barry, I’m worried about you. About Oliver, Thea…about everyone” you confessed.

“They will be okay too” he tried to comfort you.

“You don’t know that” you said shaking your head.

“No, I don’t” he said taking your face in his hands. “But I need to believe it. If we don’t have hope…what’s left?”

You knew he was right but you still found it so hard to believe that you could win this one. Yeah, you had watched many aliens’ movies and the human race always won, but that was fiction, not real life. And the reality was that the chances were almost nonexistent.

“(Y/N)…” Barry said.

But before he could say anything, both of your phones rang at the same time. Immediately, you took them out to see a text from Cisco: we got it. You two looked at each other and without any other words, he picked you up and started running towards the Labs. Maybe, after all, there was hope for all of you.

Since you were the first ones to get to the Labs, you had to wait around 15 minutes before everybody was there. You all were standing around Cisco, Caitlin and Felicity, who were holding something that looked like a big gun but deformed.

“Okay, everyone” Cisco said after clapping once. “We made it, we made the Multiweapon!” He exclaimed.

“Multiweapon?” Kara said.

“I’m still working on the name” Cisco shrugged, obviously embarrassed by the lame name they had come up with. “I was thinking something about the Ultimate Weapon but-“

“Cisco, there’s no time” Oliver cut him, with his arms crossed.

You chuckled a little at Cisco’s face but then payed attention to his explanation. You had to admit that you didn’t understand much, but if their math was right, which used to be, that was the device that would allow you to defeat the aliens, by destroying their ship so they would have to go home and leave you alone.

“So what’s the plan?” Thea asked.

“That’s the tricky part” Caitlin said, stepping forward. “We have to be close to them so it is powerful enough to work”

“How close?” you asked, not liking the way this was turning out.

“Space close” Felicity said.

“What?!” Barry exclaimed.

“Someone has to go to space?” Kara asked with a frown.

“Either that or we wait until they decide to land in the middle of our ocean” Cisco shrugged.

“That’s not an option, right?” You asked.

“The greens wouldn’t be too happy” Diggle pointed out.

You all looked at each other, not really knowing what to say next even though all of you knew. Someone had to do it, there was no other chance but who was going to take such a big risk?

“I’ll do it” Kara asked.

“Kara, this is not even your world”, Barry said.

“But I’m the only one who can actually go to space” she replied. “Not for too long but I hope long enough to fire the weapon” she shrugged.

“It’s dangerous” Iris said.

“I know” she nodded and looked at Cisco. “Let’s send them home” she smiled.

Immediately, everyone started to get ready. Cisco explained to Kara how the weapon exactly worked while you, Caitlin and Felicity made sure that the coms were working properly. None of you knew if they would keep on working once she crossed the atmosphere but everyone hoped for the best. The rest of the team didn’t have much to do, except watching the sky and the streets in case some alien decided to attack.

“All set up” Barry said speeding into the cortex after setting up different new camera around the city.

“We’re ready” Caitlin told Kara.

“I’m ready” she nodded, even though she looked nervous.

“Are you sure you can do it?” Oliver asked her.

“Of course, I’m Supergirl, my cousin is Superman” she shrugged.

“Super-what?” Thea asked.

“Never mind” Kara laughed, shaking her head. “I’m ready”, she said again.

Barry approached you while everyone walked out of the cortex to do their part. You knew his part wasn’t big or too dangerous but you still were worried.

“I love you” you said hugging him. He laughed a little and kissed the top of your head.

“I love you too” he replied and pulled away to kiss you. “I’ll see you soon, okay? Don’t worry” he smiled.

You nodded, still worried, and kissed him again before letting him go to join the others. With a sigh, you sat next to Caitlin who squeezed your arm and gave you a reassuring smile, which you returned before focusing on the coms.

“Everyone in position?” Oliver’s voice said through the coms.

“I’m good” Barry said immediately.

“Yes, Barry, we knew you would be ready soon” Thea mumbled making you chuckle.

After a few moments everyone was in place thanks to Cisco, or Vibe in this case, who had taken all of them to their positions in no time. Caitlin was constantly checking the city cameras in case there was any kind of movement, Felicity was trying to hack into the alien ship, while you paid attention to the coms, in case something went wrong.

“All clear” Digg said. You took a deep breath, knowing it was all about to start. When everyone checked in, you all looked at each other, it was time.

“Okay, guys, I’m flying” Kara suddenly said.

“Remember, you have to be-“ Cisco started saying, but Kara but him off.

“200 meters away. The less the better, got it, Cisco” Kara said.

“Damn guys, I’ve got an alien on the 3rd with Jackson’s Boulevard” Thea said.

“I’m on my way” Barry said immediately.

As usually, no one had to time to stop him so all you had to hear your boyfriend and your sister fighting a space monster, while Kara kept on reporting on how high she was. Just a few more minutes and probably the coms would be dead.

“We’re good, guys” Barry said through the coms.

“Fifty seconds guys, in case we lose contacts, I’ll do it as fast as I can” Kara said.

“Good luck” Oliver said.

You looked at the screens, seeing how something was going higher and higher into the sky until it just disappeared at the same time your contact to her was cut. She was on her own. Meanwhile, Oliver and Digg had also reported some alien attacks around the city. You could feel how tense you were and it didn’t matter how much Felicity and Caitlin tried to comfort you, you wouldn’t calm down until they were all back, safe and sound.

“Fuck…” you heard Barry’s voice in the coms.

With a frown you looked at the girls but they were too focused looking at the screens. You followed their gazes and gasped as you saw the image of the sky. A bright light was lightning up the whole sky, a light that suddenly turned orange and red, like a fire had started up there. It had to be Kara.

“She’s doing it” Caitlin mumbled.

“Really?” You asked.

“Yes!” She exclaimed. “Their engines are blowing up!”

Just then, something came down form the space, leaving a trail behind it. Usually, you would be terrified, thinking it was a meteorite but this time you gasped, knowing it was Kara.

“She did it!” You exclaimed.

“Guys?” Her voice appeared again on the coms. “Some assistance?”

“You okay?” Felicity asked her, worried.

“Yeah, just suddenly exhausted. I’m going straight to the Labs” she said.

The three of you ran towards the elevator to be outside when she landed which didn’t take her long. She was stumbling a little so you hurried to help her. She thanked all of you but sat down on the concrete floor.

“What’s wrong?” You asked, bending down next to her.

“Going to space, firing a Multi Weapon and destroying an alien ship is kind of exhausting” she said.

“It worked?” Barry said appearing out of nowhere, as usual.

You all looked at Kara before she nodded. You let out a huge relieved breath and let Barry wrap an around you as you leaned against him, suddenly exhausted as well. Eventually, everyone started to arrive to have the news deliver to them. Relieve was all over their features, at least until Kara confessed not having the weapon with her.

“What?!” Cisco exclaimed. You smiled a little, knowing what was coming.

“I just dropped it I guess?” Kara said, finally standing up.

“You…dropped…my weapon…my baby…in space?” Cisco mumbled, suddenly pale. You tried not to laugh by hiding your face in Barry’s chest. “Can’t you fetch it back?”

“Cisco!” Caitlin exclaimed. “She’s not a dog!”

“But my-“ he tried to keep on talking but Caitlin wouldn’t let him.

“All she has to do now is rest and then go to her own planet, you get it? Are you aware of what she has just done for us?” She kept on scolding Cisco, who kept on trying to say something.

“Thank you so much, Kara” you thanked her, walking over her. “Are you really going back now?”

“Yeah, my world needs Supergirl” she shrugged looking down at you.

“You can stay and rest?” Thea suggested.

“Don’t worry” she smiled. “I’m better now” she nodded.

“Will you come back, right?” Barry asked wrapping his arms around her.

“Actually, it’s time for you to come to my Earth” she winked.

“I want to go! I want to meet the other me!” you exclaimed.

“Calm down there” Oliver said, wrapping an arm around you. “We still have to talk about interstellar trips, alright?”

“Boring” you said rolling your eyes.

You hugged Kara before the rest of the team did it and finally Cisco, who was still pouting about his weapon, opened a breach for her to go. She said one last goodbye and went through it.

“Damn, that’s cool” you mumbled.

“Forget it” Oliver said, making Barry laugh. “Don’t, Barry, I see you” Oliver added, looking at him. Barry gulped and looked at your brother. “We still have to talk, you know? If you’re going to date my sister, there’s a couple of things I have to say about it”

“Oh man, there we go” you said rolling your eyes.

“Good luck” Thea laughed. You smiled and walked over her to hug her tight. “I guess you’re staying here?”

“Of course” you smiled before looking at your brother and your boyfriend.

“I won’t hurt her, Oliver” Barry said with a sigh.

“Good, because if you do, I swear I will come here and hunt you down” he threatened Barry. You laughed at Barry’s face and walked over them, before someone said something wrong.

“Oliver, it’s okay” you smiled at your brother. “He’s the best thing I’ve got” you added looking up at Barry. “I love him”

“So cute” you heard Caitlin in the back, which made you chuckle.

“And I love you” Barry replied, looking down at you, forgetting about Oliver.

You smiled at him and turned so you were facing him, at the same time he placed his hands on your face to kiss you slowly, just happy that everything turned out how it was supposed to do.

“Okay, I’m not having that in front of me” Oliver said and turned around to walk away.

You laughed against Barry’s lips and pulled away but hugged him anyway. What had started like a simple university adventure, a new degree, had soon become your new life, your family. You had gotten what you had been looking for: a fresh start.

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The 2020 Andre Johnson Sweepstakes League write-up

Friends of the Andre Johnson Sweepstakes League, welcome. I am pleased (no really, I am excited) to bring you a breakdown of the AJSL as it blessed our lives in the one-of-a-kind year of 2020. Below you will find a mix of analysis and lighthearted fun aimed at taking a first pass at what the heckfire happened this year from start to finish. We’ve got analysis on the draft, injuries and schedule plus some fun awards to give out. I won’t buffalo you any longer, lets get to it.

Draft Day Analysis

Draft day analysis interpretation: I tried to objectively pick the best teams based on my personal draft rankings (subjective draft rankings, objective draft analysis…sort of follows?). Here’s the methodology: I assigned a value to every player for above average play (in 0.25 increments). It’s essentially five tiers (+0.0 = starter, but could be replaced; +0.25 = contributing starter; +0.5 = solid starter; +0.75 = strong starter that will create a positional advantage; +1.0 = elite starter providing a distinct positional advantage). This all makes sense in my head, and it should make more sense when you look at the table. I then added up points for each team’s best possible starting lineup according to my points system and voila; Dave Stark’s handicapping of the AJSL.

A couple of notes:

· Players are listed in the positions as there were drafted, with highest spend creating the starting lineup. For my points system, I subbed in bench players if they had a higher value than the starter.

· I cheated on Christian McCaffrey’s value: he was a +1.25 in my book. Clearly the best player in the game with even higher upside than the traditional studs.

A few things that turned out like I thought

· The running QBs outside of Lamar (Dak, Kyler, Russ, and DeShaun all avg 22.0+ fantasy pts/gm and sit top 7 at QB)

· The QBs at +0.0 (Baker, Carr, Danny Dimes, Kirk Cousins, and Jimmy G basically ride the merry-go-round from one bye week fill-in to the next. Tannehill and Cousins maybe qualify as +0.25 players now, but neither averages over 20+ pts/gm)

· Jonathan Taylor +0.0 (His value has been everywhere this year. Marlon Mack was the only reason I had him ranked this low. When Mack went down I pegged him for +0.75 with the possibility to go +1.0…and then nothing materialized until late into the year)

· Devin Singletary +0.0 (Started hearing whispers of Zack Moss splitting carries + Josh Allen hogs goal line rushes)

A few places where I was dead wrong

· Stefon Diggs +0.0 (Turns out, Josh Allen actually got better - +10% Completion % in 2020)

· Josh Allen +0.5 (Averaging 24.7 pts/gm which would have been the QB2 overall last year by almost 3 pts/gm. Currently QB4)

· Kyler Murray +0.75 (Not nearly high enough on him. Averaging 26.5 pts/gm as the QB1 overall. Playing at a +1.0 level)

· DK Metcalf +0.25 (Seattle hired their lead chef to work full time)

· Lamar Jackson +1.0, Mark Andrews +0.75 (Uhhh, why is this team broken?)

· Kenyan Drake +0.75 (Beware the extravagant 8 game sample size that says someone is a world-beater)

· Zach Ertz +0.75 (Is this the cliff year at 30 years old? How did Tony G catch 83 balls at age 37?)

· Aaron Rod Gers +0.25 (Yeah he’s a +0.75 guy now…should have known that drafting the backup QB would light a fire under Aaron: we’ve only seen this from Alex Smith and Joe Flacco in 2 of the last 3 years…Wait, why hasn’t this applied to Wentz yet?)

· Davante Adams +0.75 (Good golly, A-Aron’s resurgence means Davante is almost on +1.25 level when he is healthy)

· Keenan Allen +0.25 (This was all about Tyrod…then we found out that Justin Herbert was interning specifically for Keenan Allen and the Chargers med staff decided to euthanize Tyrod)

· TJ Hockenson +0.0 (2nd year leap puts him at TE3 overall. $20 player next year?)

· Chris Herndon +0.0 (When you read too many draft articles, you begin to believe that an Adam Gase coached player might actually become an average contributor at his position…ha!)

Injury-ruined seasons

· Saquon, Michael Thomas +1 (Biggest team-killers to date by far)

· CMC at +1.25 (Still overall #1 when he plays)

· Dak at +0.75 (Was playing like a true +1 on par with Mahomes before going down)

· Zeke at +1 (Dak died and then Dallas decided to start “Gucci DiNucci”…yeah that didn’t go well)

· OBJ +0.5 (Traded to Cristian’s team where he put up a combined 3.5 fantasy pts in 2 games started)

· Courtland Sutton +0.25 (After space-cadeting Sutton’s auction bid, we got our “Ball don’t lie” moment a few weeks later. Trevor is shrugging as he reads this.)

Great, let’s move on. Luck, imagined as either dice rolls or Luck Dragons depending on who you talk to, plays a pretty big part in fantasy success every year. Too many injuries? See you next year. Tough schedule? Hope for a good tiebreaker and maybe you can sneak into the playoffs with the #4 spot. These are probably the most talked about facets of the game since they are beyond our control and create the classic “if only I didn’t have that injury back in high school, i’d have crushed you guys” cop-out that we’ve all heard for years. Let’s see who really has a case to be upset, shall we?

Let’s start with one of my favorites – every team’s record if we played in a league where the top 6 scores secured a win each week (in lieu of head to head matchups). This is a much more “fair” look at how your team performed on a weekly basis when you throw out the schedule which is always a subject of scrutiny, consternation, and conspiracy theories each season.

There you have it. Good news is, the top 5 in our league standings would be the exact same top 5 if we played the other way. The schedule hasn’t defrauded anyone of a 2020 playoff spot. Bad news is, the bottom of this list is mildly shocking. Cristian has struggled all year for wins and this shows that his team hasn’t been half bad – but he has essentially lost out on 4 wins due to schedule. Yikes. Phil on the other hand was in playoff contention up until week 12, whereas his team has the fewest expected wins in the league….Of course for those with conspiratorial thoughts, you’ll notice the Stark brothers combine for +7 “lucky” wins due to schedule. Of course the Stark wife had to bite the bullet to make it look fair (-2 “lucky” wins). I’ll let everyone digest that and make their own judgments. (Where is that clause in the constitution involving starting a new league without the commish? This is evidence!)

The next “luck metric” that dominates our chat conversation and generally elicits “I got screwed, feel bad for me” self-pity arguments would be games lost to injury. Everyone knows it sucks and everyone experiences it to some degree every year. And if you play long enough, you will get hit by the double ACL tear/broken collarbone/never-healing ankle injury to all of your star players and be left at a severe disadvantage. It’s gonna be okay Sport, put on a brave face and hit the waiver wire. Come back next year and clap secretly at 3pm on Monday when Schefty tweets the next guy’s RB1 season-ender. (After the large exhale that it didn’t happen to your RB1 of course.) Ending rant, just know that if you experienced the injury season from hell, the rest of the league knows that it’s part of the fantasy business and are very relieved that it didn’t happen to them. Empathy runs high, sympathy runs low. (And I just removed my ability to ever complain publicly about my team’s injuries by writing this now.)

After all the talk has subsided, let’s check facts. First table: mid-game injuries. These are games where players play a much reduced role and typically produce dreadful fantasy finishes. There’s a bit of subjectivity here (if a player plays 3 quarters and gets hurt, I don’t count that as a mid game injury. But if he plays ½ or less of his normal playing time, it would count.) I also add mid-game benching to QBs because they fit the description as fantasy wreckers due to an unforeseen cutback in playing time. Here is the Commissioner’s official list:

Congrats on that title Jason, I know you were hoping for it. Just know, you weren’t THAT far ahead of the rest of us. Mon and Trevor on the other hand can only blame poor performance on their season’s disappointments (or better yet, the schedule!)

So I buried the lead a bit on Mr. Montgomery here, because the next table should give him his share of justice on 2020 injuries.

So the above list is missed games + mid-game injuries for drafted starters and traded players updated through week 13 (except for those with season long injuries – I went ahead and added week 14 there). Jason, there’s your proof. Nobody deserves to bellyache more than you, friend. 19 of those games were from QBs (Dak/Jimmy G) which added to a smattering of missed games from the rest of the roster (Godwin 4, Ridley 3, Aaron Jones 2). I haven’t tracked this before, but I imagine that this year was significantly worse than others (more soft tissue injuries and COVID positives were the biggest culprits.) The hope is that 2021 gives us a bit of a reprieve here.

Before we conclude, I recognize that there is a portion of the audience who prefers the entertainment value of this yearly endeavor, so I’m going to do my best to hand out a few fun awards. Without further ado, the 2020 AJSL Dundees (this award style hasn’t possibly been overdone, right?)

Dundee to The Scorned Lover: Mr. Jordan Swavely on behalf of Henry Ruggs.

While I wrote this tribute in his farewell on the group chat, it bears repeating: 7 pts or less scored by Ruggs in 6 straight games, starts him again for a 7th week and only a 50 yard bomb on the last play of the game saves Ruggs from another 3 point performance. Totaling the points for those 7 starts, Ruggs scored 36 points for a 5.1 average. Ruggs averaged 3.4 targets/gm in these contests. You do you, Swave. Go and get your man.

Dundee for the Best Team Name: Mr. Greg Poelman, ShlongBarry Sanders

Any reference including a dong and our beloved college town is going to score high on both the Dude and Nostalgia scales. Plus a Barry Sanders nod, we like that.

Dundee for the Best Team Picture: Mrs. Monica Stark on behalf of Presidential Security

Any time you can get combine Greg Poelman and The Donald in Photoshop and it doesn’t even look that fake, you have my attention and affection. And now you have a Dundee to go along with it. Well done.

Honorable mention: Monica’s Team, Bring Out Your Dead

Golden Tickets to the Winning Waiver Warriors: Mr. Scooter Nelson, James Robinson; Mr. Blake Grundy, Justin Herbert; Mr. Jack Holmer, Justin Jefferson

Since everyone is bidding for the “winning lottery tickets” of the waiver pool, we’re going to give out Golden Tickets to those that struck waiver wire gold this season. Scooter milked 11 starts out of Robinson who averaged 17.6 pts/gm during that span. Robinson has been the RB4 overall since the week 2 pickup. Grundy picked up Herbert for week 3 and never looked back, banking 10 starts at 22.5 pts/gm (He’s the QB7 in that time frame). Holmer nabbed Jefferson before Week 4 and was rewarded with the WR4 from that point on. Impressively he only benched him once, refusing to play him against his beloved Bears. This is the dream of every late Tuesday night and you guys reaped the spoils. Well done, gents.

Dundee to the Wounded Wavier Warriors: Mr. Phil Stark, Devonta Freeman; Mr. Jack Holmer, Darrell Henderson; Mr. Trevor Allison, Nyheim Hines

Big money, No whammy. That’s the goal. Of course more times than not, the reality is…more like this. Phil emptied out the pocketbook early on in the season after the Saquon injury to grab his replacement with a winning bid of $78 on Devonta (next highest bid: $15). Devonta responded with five games played, two of which resulted in 1 point showings. Then he followed Saquon to IR and Soape picked up the true workhorse of the Giants backfield in Wayne Gallman, who hasn’t pickup up less than 10 points in six straight games. Ouch. It took $54 to secure the rights to Darrell Henderson after week 2, seemingly the new Rams lead RB. Unfortunately Jack’s faith manifested at the wrong times: 5 starts of Henderson yielded 6.3 pts/gm, while Henderson’s two strong games (18.5 and 20.3 pts) were enjoyed on Holmer’s bench. Not fun. $46 was the bid that beat out 7 other bidders after week 1 for Nyheim Hines’s services, after which Trevor was rewarded with 5 straight games of 8 points or less. After cutting him loose over the bye week, Hines busted out for four double digit games in six tries, music no doubt to Trevor’s ears. A Dundee for your troubles, boys.

The “Fantasy Football Was A Lot More Fun Last Year” Dundee: Mr. Cristian Driver

For every obvious reason. Where did that championship belt get to?

Dundee for a Fun and Easy Season: Mr. David Stark

Injuries, COVID surprises, bad schedules, underperformance? Didn’t seem that big of a deal to me.

Dundee for Most Attempts to Defeat a Hornet’s Nest: Mr. Jason Montgomery

Similar to our favorite Office handyman Nate, Jason was tasked with eliminating the danger of his crumbling fantasy season created by the aforementioned injury bug. Both hailing from the historically-rich metropolis of “La Philadelphia”, what ensued after Jason’s 4-0 start pairs Nate and Jason together even further. Jason utilized a league-high 20 unique waiver pickups that entered the starting lineup this season. Results were bleak; the fast start was followed by a 2-7 record that signaled victory to the opposition. Maybe try the bow and arrow next time?

Receiver Corps Dundee of Excellence: Mr. Joel Soape

It only took 3 name changes to figure out which WR was needed (Red Solo Kupp -> Mike’d Up -> The Adams Bomb) , but Soape finally landed on the right guy for the job by calling on Davante Adams and his 22.1 pts/gm this year (easily the WR1 in this metric). Somehow Corey Davis (left for dead after last year) has had a career resuscitation on this team as well, dropping a 30 burger in week 12. The Receiver Corps salutes your dedication to their fraternity, Mr. Soape.

That’s all for now guys. Full disclosure, I have another 1k-2k words written that takes a deep dive into each of our performances at 1) waiver pickups, 2) positional scoring, and 3) sit/start decisions. Maybe this would be most helpful for a post-season article as it encompasses your overall strategy and ability to aid your team’s output. Look for that at some point in the future. For now, I hope you enjoyed this meaty entrée. Thanks for another great season and allowing me to bring you another fun recap, everyone!

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The Den Fantasy League Recap: Week 11

Gents,

We’re getting into the chaos that is playoffs, Cabana Boy, and the trade deadline. Let’s get to it.

El Commish v. Kalabar’s Revenge

One of the topics of conversations this week was the new waiver format of bidding. Well lucky for everyone, it turned out extremely poorly for me. I looked at my roster going into this past week thinking: I need a running back. I had the money, I needed the guy, so I pulled the trigger. My $45 payment ($45 because I knew Rob was going to bid $41; amateur) backfired to a measly 3.8 from one Brian Hill. Other than my two tight ends set and the ever-faithful Pats D, there was a lot left to be desired. My quad of current/former Falcons (Ryan, Tevin, Hill, and Julio) really let me down this week and were the deciding factor in G’s win. For G, he held onto hope going into MNF with a decent lead and good players still left to play. Leading up to MNF, he found success in Le’Veon (15.2), Gallup (14.8), Big Country (12.7), and Raiders D. Lucky for me, Mahomes and Sammy both underperformed in Mexico City but it was still enough to put his team over the edge.

The Perfect Ten v. Wilmore Cinderella

In our matchup of league winners, we saw two 4-6 teams both looking to make up some ground in the playoff hunt and Cabana Boy race. JP left Sunday with a lead thanks to big games from Hyde (12.5), Thomas (17.4), Sutton (13.8), Cook (9.3), Rams D (10), and a massive game from Brown (25.7). People forget that Gabe gave him Hyde and Sutton, in addition to Carson. JP’s biggest question mark is always going to be Jameis. The dude who has 18 picks and 4 fumbles on the year is a wildcard week in and week out. Can JP find success while having Jameis at the helm? His other concern: JP is addicted to James White. Can’t quit him. Could this be another stumbling block as he tries to get back to his winning ways? Speaking of winning ways, E has found himself in the middle of the pack fighting for something. E’s problem appears to be that he leaves a lot of points on his bench week in and week out. Despite having big games from Kyler (26.7), Ingram (20.5), Ekeler (13.2), and Jets D (11), he still left big games from Calvin (20.3) and Marvin (15.9) on the pine pony. To E’s credit, could he have foreseen Tyreek’s injury? Or that OBJ would be tackled at the 1-yard line? Simply put, no. However, it has to be frustrating to look at bench numbers and think about what could have been.

Hank Mardukas v. Stick With Us PVO

We have a new leader in the clubhouse. After Debbie Rowe choked, Scott is now our new projected #1 seed as we’re a couple of weeks away from the playoffs. Scott probably had some concern coming out of TNF when both Baker and Jarvis’s performances were overshadowed by the melee that ensued at the end of the game. For Dylan though, that was about it. No one else on his team scored more than 5.7 points EXCEPT Marlon Mack. Why is that such an issue? Dylan’s already banged up Colts got worse when Mack fractured his hand during his game on Sunday. This is a crucial loss at an important time for Dylan. Scott, who missed his projection by almost 17 points, was able to secure this victory well into Sunday afternoon. Led by his MVP candidate, Lamar (33.5), Scott was able to seal the victory. However, don’t let that big number overshadow that no one else other than Tyrell and Lutz met their projections for the week. Can Lamar keep up his success and lead Scott to the promised land? Only time will tell.

Professor Remus Lupin v. Team Timshel

I didn’t envy Gabe’s position last night. Going into a Monday night up but playing against two players? Nightmare. That’s exactly what Gabe had after losing by less than a point. Gabe saw his week begin with a slow-start on TNF when Chubb and Conner put up a combine 10.8 after a projection of 27.1. He did, however, find a way to make up some ground as he moved on throughout the weekend. The newly acquired Diggs (18.1) made up for his trade partner’s (Conner) poor outing, Zeke had 17.3 BUT a costly fumble, and finally, the 49ers did everything they could to get Gabe the win (Jimmy G, 29.7, and D, 16). That early Zeke fumble most-definitely cost him the game. What didn’t help was Mike going into MNF with two key players: Melvin and Keenan. Mike was helped earlier in the week by his Ravens (Andrews and J-Tuck) and by Dak’s open hips. Unfortunately for Gabe, Mike’s success came all within 24 hours. It started on SNF where Todd Gurley racked up 17.3 points and finally, Melvin and Kennnan combined for 22.1 points to seal the victory. Gabe’s season has fallen to symmetry: after starting out 0-3 he surged back to a 5 game winning streak, only to have lost his last three. They say water finds its level but with Gabe sitting at a game under .500, does he have it in him to sneak out a couple of wins in the last two weeks of the season?

Mixon It Up v. VP

Sometimes all it takes is a name change to get you back on track. Luckily for Rob, early signs are showing that this could be the case. Rob, who had lost his last four in a row, desperately needed a win after falling to .500 and obtained it by a very gross score of 67.7-65.6. However, as we all know: a win is a win. Rob had, once again, a below-average week. In fact, he only had two players in double figures and only one of those met their projections. Thank goodness who got Mixon. You never should look too far ahead but Rob takes on Mike next week and then meets his boogeyman in Dylan the week after. Vinny, on the other hand, was starting to show signs of life until he ran into an issue known as “lack-of-scoring” this week. Similarly to Rob, he only had three players in double figures but the rest of the starting cast gave him nothing. Vinny’s three RBs combined for a measly 10.7 points this week which is not what you want to see out of a valued position. Vinny, who has been historically a thorn in my side, faces off against yours truly as we’re both fighting for our playoff lives.

Debbie Rowe v. Virg. Gardening Minmaxers

Was this a fluke? Was this a David v. Goliath moment? It may be too early to tell but the worst team in our league just wiped the floor with the best. How did we get here? Jane, who was a force to be reckoned with, had good games from CMC (19.1) and Saints D (17). From there, not a single other player reached double figures and only one surpassed their projections. Having both Jones and Lockett on bye would be enough to cripple a team but, for Jane, it was much worse than that. His rough start on Thursday flowed into an even worse 1pm hour for his beloved Texans. Deshaun, who was projected 20.5, ended with an embarrassing 4 points. Yup, 4. I, for one, didn’t imagine Jane losing again for the rest of the season, let alone to Al. So how did Al pull off the upset? Moments before the clock rang 1pm, a subtle trade was executed but its implications rippled throughout the whole league. Al’s two new players that were active combined for a simple 18.4 points but that’s not where the story is. Despite having 0 from DJ, Al was able to win off the success of two players: Josh Allen of DraftJoshAllen.com and DJ “Baby” Chark. Allen put up a cool 33.8 and DJ an impressive 22.4. So what are some man-alytics we can learn from this matchup? Jake is 1-3 when Deshaun is outscored. Does this challenge the notion that CMC is the backbone of his team?

Cabana Boy Clinch:

Magic Number: CLINCHED: Debbie Rowe CLINCHED: Hank Mardukas CLINCHED: Kalabar’s Revenge CLINCHED: Team Timshel CLINCHED: Mixon It Up 1: Professor Lupin 1: El Commish 1: Wilmore Cinderellas 2: Stick With Us PVO 2: The Perfect Ten 2: VP Virg. Gardening Minmaxers: 3-8

The Biggest Loser

We’re back this week with Gabe who was our biggest loser after a tough MNF loss.

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Good luck to everyone as we get closer to the playoff and CB hunt.

Your beloved Commissioner,

Jared R. Mosqueda

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Olicity Hiatus Fic-A-Thon - Week 6: Unintentional Discovery.

You are all seriously talented and amazing. Your brains must all be fascinating places. I love all of the wonderful, exciting, unique fic you guys come up with week after week.

The fics for this week are:

(In no particular order)

Summer Vacation - Chapter 7: I'm Not You - by @dmichellewrites - Rating: Explicit - Felicity's been pushing herself hard during physical therapy, but is that why she's struggling lately?

It's all behind us now by @wherethereissmoak - Rating: Mature - What if Oliver and Felicity fell in love before they discovered they were soulmates? Set after they drive off into the sunset at the end of Season 3.

When You Least Expect It by @hope-for-olicity - Rating: General Audiences - Felicity goes on an online date in hopes of finding love.

One Last Time by @wetsuiton - Rating: Teen and Up - There's an intruder in Felicity's apartment. Thankfully, she can call Oliver to help.

I'm An Open Book by @laureningall - Rating: General Audiences - Felicity hates mysteries. Can she let just this one go unsolved for a while for the good of her relationship with Oliver?

I'll Wait by @crazycrystal10 - Rating:Teen and Up - Seven years in hell were nothing compared to his present. He found her only to lose her again.

Blue Eyed Angel - Chapter 5: Unintentional Discovery by @tdgal1 - Rating: Mature - Oliver makes an unintentional discovery that might finally break Felicity's reserve.

Olicity Hiatus 2017 Prompts - Chapter 6: Unintentional Discovery by @diggo26 - Rating: Explicit - Oliver Queen, CEO realises how much he needs his EA, Felicity Smoak in his life after one crazy moment.

In the Eyes of the Gods by @almondblossomme - Rating: Not Rated - The particle accelerator explosion leaves William with a special ability.

Uncharted Territory by @thatmasquedgirl - Rating: General Audiences - Felicity gets a little lost, and maybe finds something along the way. Another way Oliver and Felicity could have met, this time involving a leopard, a flare, and an uncharted island.

Tastes like pure joy - Chapter 4: Forgot to Mention by @wherethereissmoak - Rating: Teen and Up - Forgetting to mention you have a 350-year-old son may not be the best way to start things out with your wife.

some fairytale bliss - Chapter 5: i didn't need to see that by @callistawolf - Rating: Teen and Up - Oliver's frustration grows as one impediment after another stands between him and getting Felicity in bed.

You Kissed Her? by @onceuponanolicity - Rating: Mature - When Oliver Queen and Barry Allen had gone to see Vixen, Barry had let it slip that he had kissed Felicity Smoak. Oliver is trying his best to deal with the fallout of this new discovery.

You Had Me at Hello - Chapter 5: Unintentional Discovery by @tdgal1 - Rating: Explicit - Felicity meets Thea and they bond, Thea makes an unintentional discovery

Week 6: Unexpected Discovery by @thearrowandhisgirlwednesday - Rating: Not Rated - Felicity shares a snack recipe with Oliver.

Left to Fate - Chapter 2: Morning After by @missyriver - Rating: Explicit - Felicity had forgotten how beautiful he was. His clear blue eyes had been the first thing she had noticed when she first saw him in the bar. His dark blonde hair had hung in his face, but his eyes had still sent a thrill through her body.

Forever at Odds - Chapter 3: Unexpected Discovery by @laurabelle2930 - Rating: General Audiences - The twist of how Oliver found out that Felicity was a bit more than just a witch.

Fefe's Serendipity by @cruzrogue - Rating: General Audiences - Felicity asks Oliver to bring a folder she forgot at the loft and he finds that Felicity has kept a secret from everyone. He probes to find a connection between an author he admires and the woman he loves.

It all started in Vegas by @bitchwhwifi - Rating: General Audiences - They meet in Vegas and have a common interest that will have them working together over six months will get them closer than ever before.

Most Secrets Come With A Price - Chapter 6: Unintentional Discovery by @diggo26 - Rating: Mature - Felicity makes a discovery about QC and the Queens attend a gala.

Drive by @obibaldwin - Rating: General Audiences - Felicity is on the hunt when she discovers Oliver's little secret stash.

It All Means Something by @imusuallyobsessed - Rating: Teen and Up - Felicity and Digg are sent on a job to investigate strange happenings in the North China Sea. Their plan goes sideways when their plane crashes on Lian Yu... and they're not the only ones there.

Unexpected by @dreamsofolicity - Rating: Teen and Up - After Oliver leaves Hong Kong and winds up in Coast City, Felicity Smoak finds him in a tricky situation.

Fates Untaken Road (ALTERNATE ENDING) by @missyriver - Rating: Explicit - Felicity learns to never joke about international travel with Oliver Queen. Will she take a chance on this handsome stranger that wants to take her a adventure of a life time?

Mayor Silver Fox by @smewhereelse - Rating: General Audiences - Late one night, Felicity's observational skills shake Oliver to his very core.

Double whammy by @gypsyfire1066 - Rating: General Audiences - A request from William leads to a surprising discovery.

and then you by @releaseurinhibitions - Rating: Teen and Up - A fateful Friday night and an unintentional discovery that will change everything. [paramedic x mayor queen au]

(our constant truth) we will never fade by @bokayjunkie - Rating: General Audiences - Felicity encounters a mysterious stranger in her home except…. he’s not so much of a stranger to her at all. In fact she knows him very well, but he is still ever bit as mysterious.

Helping Hand by Izzyface - Rating: Explicit - Oliver thinks he'll surprise Felicity by flying home early. It's Oliver who gets the surprise instead.

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The 9 dumbest mistakes from a ref-dominated Week 2, ranked

Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports

The zebras still hate the Saints — and apparently Bradley Chubb too — while the Titans set fire to their field. At least that wasn’t the officials’ fault. We think.

It’s only fitting that the same day that gave us a Rams-Saints rematch would also inflict a barrage of questionable officiating decisions. After the first week, the new pass interference review rule, a direct consequence of the NFC Championship Game, seemed unnecessary but nonintrusive. After the second week, we’re already tired of the judicial activism which the new rule has apparently invited.

That’s not just because of PI replay, though that reared its ugly head in the Vikings’ loss to the Packers. There were also curious holding penalties, worse roughing the passer calls, a flag that even had Derek Carr speaking out, and the refs’ continued vendetta against the Saints.

Not every gaffe came courtesy of the “Foot Locker” folks this week — just the most egregious. Here are the nine dumbest mistakes from Sunday in Week 2:

9. The Titans lit their field on fire

Gameday operations teams don’t make many (or any) appearances on our dumbest mistakes lists. But when their goof turns into a gigantic fireball, they deserve a spot.

Minutes before the Titans were set to kick off their first home game of the year, a pyrotechnics machine lit on fire and just kept burning and burning.

Our team is ON FIRE!! ⚔️ @Titans #TitanUp pic.twitter.com/cQOXluTcvu

— Holly Turner (@tittleturner) September 15, 2019

Props to the Nissan Stadium staff for putting it out quickly, though it feels a little on the nose that it came before a Titans loss.

8. Ryan Fitzpatrick is doing everything he can to help the Dolphins tank

The Dolphins didn’t have much hope coming into Week 2. They took the field — their home turf — as 18.5-point underdogs against the Patriots. It didn’t get much better in the second half after New England jumped out to a 23-0 lead.

And then it got much, much worse.

INTERCEPTED AND GOODBYE! @BumpNrunGilm0re | #GoPats pic.twitter.com/AxRA4l44Lz

— New England Patriots (@Patriots) September 15, 2019

Fitzpatrick’s dump-off was a perfect strike to an advancing Stephon Gilmore, who unfortunately for Fitz plays for the Patriots. How easy a run back was this for Gilmore? Well, he could have speed-walked his way to the end zone and been hit by exactly as many Dolphins as he was in his six-point job Sunday afternoon.

The next drive ended in eerily similar fashion when Kalen Ballage (who earlier ducked when a Fitzpatrick pass came his way) bobbled the ball and it landed in Jamie Collins’ hands for another pick-six:

The Pats defense is balling out today pic.twitter.com/BYj1phSucY

— The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) September 15, 2019

Everything is going to the tanking plan.

7. Jalen Ramsey begged Doug Marrone to challenge and got ignored

The Jacksonville defense showed up in Week 2 after it was shredded in the season opener. Cornerback Jalen Ramsey was pretty fired up when he thought he helped force a DeAndre Hopkins drop early in the game on third down. Instead, it was ruled a catch.

He told Doug Marrone to challenge the play, but the Jaguars head coach decided not to listen. We only got one replay of the reception, but it looked like Ramsey may have had a point.

Maybe that call stands, but there’s a good chance it gets overturned — especially if there’s another angle that wasn’t shown. Either way, Ramsey was pissed he was ignored by Marrone and let him know after the Texans’ drive was extended and finished with a field goal.

Jalen Ramsey is me every time the Jaguars call a first down run that goes for 1.5 yards. pic.twitter.com/q4FIgPlvoj

— Big Minshew Country (@BigCatCountry) September 15, 2019

The Jaguars went into halftime with all three timeouts and finished the game with a challenge to burn. It looks like an even worse decision in hindsight when the Texans won by only one point.

Granted, Ramsey could’ve erased that drama by helping himself to an easy interception.

Here’s that dropped interception by Jalen Ramsey. I don’t know that it’s going back for six, but it would have been a back breaker for the #Texans. pic.twitter.com/FNJHR1oUjp

— Big Minshew Country (@BigCatCountry) September 15, 2019

The bigger mistake by the Jaguars came much later, though.

6. The Chargers reminded the world just how badly they’re cursed

The Chargers cringed their way through a 13-10 loss to the Lions as only the Chargers can do. It started in the third quarter. Los Angeles led 10-6 and was primed to extend its lead when Justin Jackson took a handoff 60 yards for a touchdown. But, nope, holding on Dontrelle Inman cut that down to a 30-yard gain. Then Philip Rivers hit Austin Ekeler on a screen pass the tailback advanced 22 yards into the end zone, only for that to be negated by an illegal block above the waist.

No worry, after an illegal shift penalty cost the Chargers another five yards, Rivers and Keenan Allen teamed up to give the team first-and-goal at the Lions’ 1. They did not score. Ekeler fumbled away his first carry at the goal line. But the lost opportunity held a silver lining; when LA held Detroit to a three-and-out on the ensuing drive, Rivers got the ball back at the Detroit 45, setting up a short field.

Except a holding penalty on his team’s punt return pushed him back to his own 37. And things still nearly worked out for the Chargers ... except that curse goes double for Chargers kickers.

With Michael Badgley, LA called on punter and CFL veteran Ty Long to handle kicking duties. While he made a 39-yarder right before halftime, he missed second-half field goal attempts from 39 and 41 yards. That’s why, facing third-and-19 from the Detroit 28 with one minute to play, Rivers opted to throw a risky deep ball rather than play conservatively and set up another mid-range field goal.

That pass was picked off in the end zone.

5. The referees cost the Vikings a touchdown

Minnesota fell behind 21-0 early in Green Bay, but Dalvin Cook’s massive day helped push the Vikings into comeback range. It looked like the visitors would head to the locker room down only a touchdown after Kirk Cousins hit Stefon Diggs in the end zone with 68 seconds left in the half.

And then word came down from above that the play was under review. The only possible culprit on this bang-bang play was potential offensive pass interference, and moments later Minnesota marched 10 yards in the opposite direction without its hard-earned six points.

a booth initiated review ruled this was offensive pass interference from Dalvin Cook, wiping a Vikings TD off the board i dunno, man pic.twitter.com/fG6ETDbO9a

— Christian D'Andrea (@TrainIsland) September 15, 2019

NFL senior VP of officiating Al Riveron defended the call, but it still appeared questionable at best and left both teams scratching their heads after the game.

The Vikings couldn’t overcome first-and-goal from the 13 and had to settle for a field goal. That, paired with a missed field goal and blocked 47-yard extra point attempt (thanks to an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for Diggs), took eight points off the board for Minnesota. The Vikings lost, 21-16.

4. Kirk Cousins **also** cost the Vikings a touchdown

This came on first-and-goal. Cousins didn’t need to throw this ball.

FULLY. GUARANTEED. CONTRACT. pic.twitter.com/emVAEBSo57

— Christian D'Andrea (@TrainIsland) September 15, 2019

But he did, lofting a pass into double coverage and wiping away what would be the Vikings’ best scoring opportunity in the fourth quarter. He finished his day with 14 completions on 32 passes and looked in no way worthy of the $27 million guaranteed salary he’ll earn in 2019 and 2020.

3. The Jaguars took the ball out of Gardner Minshew’s hands with the game on the line

Everyone’s new favorite rookie sixth-round pick was dealing Sunday. Minshew led the Jaguars 68 yards on a 14-play drive that pulled them within one point of the Texans with 30 seconds left to play. His ability to improvise in the pocket had helped him extend drives throughout the day, and his connection with the 6’4 D.J. Chark provided Jacksonville’s only touchdown.

And he didn’t hear his number called when his team needed two yards the most. Instead, that duty fell to Leonard Fournette.

Fournette had run the ball three times on that drive. He gained four yards, was stopped for no gain, and gained a single yard. He’d need 2.5 to score a game-winning two-point conversion.

He got one:

STOPPED!#JAXvsHOU | #WeAreTexans pic.twitter.com/dNWsnuBO7b

— Houston Texans (@HoustonTexans) September 15, 2019

Rather than riding the young, dynamic quarterback and his hard-charging wideouts, the Jags decided to run directly into the teeth of one of the league’s best defensive fronts. Or, as Big Cat Country eloquently put it:

YOU TOOK IT OUT OF GARDNER MINSHEW’S HANDS WITH THE GAME ON THE LINE?

— Big Minshew Country (@BigCatCountry) September 15, 2019

Yeah.

2. Sorry, Broncos. The refs still don’t know what roughing the passer is

For most of the afternoon, a matchup between the Broncos and Bears went exactly how you’d expect it to: short passes to the middle of the field, some punts, a field goal here and there, and very little air time on RedZone.

That changed once the two-minute warning came.

With less than a minute to play and the Bears up 13-6, Emmanuel Sanders made an amazing grab to haul in Joe Flacco’s pass in the end zone. Vic Fangio decided he really, really didn’t want to wait any longer for his first coaching win, so the Broncos lined up to go for two, only to be hit with a delay of game penalty. They made the seemingly smart choice to just try the extra point after that ... and then missed the PAT.

But wait! The Bears were called for offsides and the Broncos got a do-over at their original spot. The two-point conversion was back on and it succeeded, probably because the Broncos didn’t go away from what was working (Flacco to Sanders), cough cough, Jaguars.

With 30 seconds left and a shaky Mitchell Trubisky asked to go win the game, the Bears looked like they were headed for 0-2 land.

Luckily for them, they got an extra 15 yards on the first play because the refs thought this was roughing the passer:

Roughing the passer on #Broncos’ Bradley Chubb. Straight garbage. pic.twitter.com/NmMxqP0We9

— Charles Robinson (@CharlesRobinson) September 15, 2019

With nine seconds remaining and facing a fourth-and-15 at his own 40, Trubisky danced around before finding Allen Robinson for a 25-yard gain. It looked at first like the clock had run out, but the officials put one second back on, saying the Bears had called timeout before it hit double zero.

That confused the Broncos on the field:

Broncos DE Derek Wolfe: "What I want to know is where did the second come from? The commissioner needs to review that. That’s our win. Time is gone. They ran out of time. “I thought we won. And then I’m like, 'Wait, how are they kicking a field goal? Time’s out.’’' #9sports

— Mike Klis (@MikeKlis) September 16, 2019

And our Broncos blog:

Fastest timeout called in human history. One for the ages, folks. Feels like they need to find out how to capture that .243 seconds and put it into the Hall of Fame.

— MileHighReport (@MileHighReport) September 15, 2019

It wasn’t over yet, though. The Bears would have to overcome their own demons: a game-winning field goal attempt. This time, no one has to worry about future Today Show appearances because Eddy Pineiro nailed the 53-yard try and saved the Bears the embarrassment of losing on a last-minute touchdown from Joe Flacco.

The Broncos, meanwhile, are left wondering why Chubb doing his job is the biggest reason they’re 0-2 right now.

1. The officials screwed the Saints, like always

Perhaps you’ve heard this story before?

The Saints lost to the Rams, but not before a horrible call cost them. Unlike the NFC Championship, this time the awful officiating that pissed off New Orleans happened in the first half.

With the Rams threatening to score in the second quarter, Saints defensive end Trey Hendrickson knocked the ball out of Jared Goff’s hand. It bounced twice and fell right into the lap of Cameron Jordan, who took off down the sideline with no one between him and a touchdown. Then — for some reason — a whistle blew the play dead.

This should've been a touchdown for Cam Jordan and the Saints! Refs screwed them over. SMH pic.twitter.com/1HJWqAjFfj

— #BOOMIN (@ftbeard_17) September 15, 2019

Officials called it an incomplete pass, but replay determined it was a fumble and the Saints took over. But instead of a touchdown and a 10-3 lead, New Orleans was stuck deep in its own territory. The ensuing drive for the Saints ended with a turnover on downs near midfield.

The Rams took a 6-3 lead into halftime.

Al Riveron posted a video explaining why the play was ruled a fumble, but didn’t address the whistle that shouldn’t have been blown. “You always teach the officials on a close play, let it play out,” former head of officiating Dean Blandino said.

Saints coach Sean Payton didn’t blame the loss on the officials — there were other factors, like Drew Brees’ injury at play — but couldn’t help but say it was “an awful call” and “poor officiating.”

Payton on Cam Jordan TD return being blown dead: "When we get poor officiating, we get an awful call like that, we can't control that." @FOX8NOLA pic.twitter.com/VuFbiyTG9x

— Garland Gillen (@garlandgillen) September 15, 2019

Maybe one day the Saints will be the team on the beneficial side of a bad call. Or maybe not.

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wrapupfam · 5 years

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2019 WEEK 1 WRAP UP

What’s up. The Broncos, lost so I’m in a bad mood. I’m going to be mean to your teams now.

You can’t auto-draft your lineup: Goat Getters comes out on top against G (111.56- 95.46)

We were all online as we watched this team get picked. The computer made one decision after another, crafting what was crowned the best draft of the night. While G-dad snoozed, Terri crafted a great team as well, ditching her usual suspects for younger talent. For the first time in this league’s history, Aaron Rodgers is not her QB. Led by a killer duo at RB of Mack and Kamara who both had big weeks, Terri cracked the 110 mark even with 22 points from the young Hockenson on her bench. Then there’s the other side of the matchup. Sammy Watkins, ever heard of him? Well, 42 points on your bench begs to be noticed. It’s like Dodge building Brandon a Challenger with a Hemi, but Brandon can’t get it out of 3rd gear. Legend has it, G is still asleep…

Sketchy Newcomer Skates by Mandy (128.64- 97.92)

Raise your hand if Alex has offered you a trade since the season started. In a league where owners usually sit on their teams and see what happens down the line, this man came in guns ablazing. He’s asked for Kittle from me twice. Before the second game was even over last night, I had to reject an iffy trade between him and Emily. They’ve since agreed to more reasonable terms, but we don’t do collusion in this league, sir. Mandy’s squad performed decently, minus two disappointing opening games from Diggs and Mixon. I would chalk those up to flukes though. On paper, Mandy’s team is pretty killer. I can’t say much about Alex except that Lamar Jackson happened, and that kept him way out of Mandy’s reach. Who knows what his team looks like next week, though.

You’re my Clown-eyed Girl: Mom over Daughter in the opener (122.42- 98.64)

I’d like to start this off by saying that Bob’s backup QB is Josh Allen. Please fix this, mom. Jojo came to play this year folks. Carson Wentz’s big game coupled by the most boring, quiet RB combo to break 100 yards this weekend pushed her way ahead of Bob early on Sunday. Poor Bob, she didn’t want to draft him, but she did it anyway. Why? For a team name. You know you can change those, right? At any rate, I think we know what’s going to happen next week when he dons the Patriots’ threads, and taking a week 1 loss to ensure that explosive power on your team might be worth it. We’ll see.

Mahomes Alone: Dirt’s topheavy team can’t get it done against T (103.12- 143.92)

It is no secret that don’t like talking about Brandon winning. But I have to this week, because even an incredible first half onslaught from Pat Mahomes wasn’t enough to bring him within striking distance this week. Disappointing performances from “starting” RB’s Duke Johnson and Devonta Freeman meant his next highest scoring player was Greg the Leg. Sadly, this is the best team Dirt could have fielded, with two of his bench spots wasted on a RETIRED Gronk and a healthy scratched Adrian Peterson. Someone drafted like it was 2015. On the other side of the matchup, Brandon’s pedestrian supporting cast picked up where Todd Gurley dropped the ball. Mark my words, this will be Watson’s only game beating projection all year. But good job, I guess.

Is this the year of the Committee? Scott starts off strong against Jamie (129.80- 111.92)

Christian McCaffrey had 37.9 points. Josh Jacobs had 23.8. Those two players combined for more points than the rest of Jamie’s team. Bad luck with an early injury to Hill meant that Jamie just had to watch all those points go for nothing as the night games rolled on. Scott on the other hand just chugged along. Almost everyone beat their projection, and everyone was happy about it. Weirdly enough, both team’s defenses scored zero. That’s not important, it’s just weird.

Who’s team is it? Emily looks lost without her co-GM to help (83.22- 57.82)

83 points is not good. I acknowledge that. But I will say that I left 50 points on the bench between DJax and Gallup. I will also say that if there’s a team to have a down week against, check your schedule for Emily. This team has no one on it! Her QB is Mitch Trubisky -- that’s her only one. There are questionable moves up and down this roster. So, what we were all worried about while we were bringing Alex on, might be true after all.

Great start to the season, fam. I’m excited to keep trash talking your decisions as the weeks go on. Jokes aside, I like the activity that has been going on on the wire, and the trade block. Keep it coming! It might be fun to see more blockbusters come through this year. Good luck crew.

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Bears vs. Vikings: Coronation party at Soldier Field as the Bears confirm they’re legitimate Kings of the North in 25-20 stomp-fest

The Bears came into this game with 6 wins against teams nobody is taking seriously. They knew this division game against the expected division favorite was a crucial moment, not only to strengthen their grip on the NFC North, but to show the league they are a legitimate contender. Our Beloved stepped up to the moment.

The Vikings defense is good. The Great Bearier Deef is better. With 11 seconds left in the third quarter, Minnesota was poised to drop a zero burger on the Bears suffocating D. The Bears offense moved the ball admirably considering the quality of their opponent, but they failed to capitalize on most of their drives and the defense had to carry this game. But that’s what’s beautiful about these Bears. The offense steps up for the defense, the defense steps up for the offense, and the special teams try not to make too many gaffes.

Complimentary football at its finestish.

Box Score

Akiem Hicks gets the orange jersey game we’ve been waiting for

Yes, this is the second time the Bears wore orange jerseys this season. But the first time, the sun—clearly angered by Bears offense’s Icarus-like performance against the Buccaneers the week before—conspired with the Dolphins to force them to make several embarrassing mistakes as they suffered from heat exhaustion. That game can be dismissed as an unfortunate learning opportunity. Today was Hicks’ orange jersey inauguration celebration, and he spent it in the backfield. He seemed to have a crucial run stop in every drive and topped his game off with a 4th quarter sack and 2-point try swat down.

Trubisky has a confident week, makes several good decisions, two bad ones...

Anyone paying attention has always known the talent was there with Trubisky. But early in the season, there were a discouraging amount of poor decisions and flustered moments that led to bad mechanics and bad throws.

Trubisky’s first interception today was a bad decision but an understandable one and a learning opportunity. His second interception, he clearly thought something different was going to be happening when he let the ball go. But we’re seeing more evidence that when Tribisky is playing with confidence, making good decisions, calling audibles at the line, and letting his talent shine in appropriate doses, the Bears offense will feast on the rewards.

Cody Parkey drills his first kick of the day straight down the middle

That’s the kind of mental toughness you want in a kicker. A week after hitting the upright four times in a row, knowing everyone is wondering if he’ll choke and put a serious question mark on his career, Parkey coolly pops it in as far from either upright as possible and strolls back to the sideline for a snack (not pictured).

Cody Parkey kicks his second kickoff out of bounds...

Uggghh

Cody Parkey gets the chance to redeem himself with a 48-yard win-sealing field goal attempt

That’s my kicker!

Khalil Mack nabs another forced fumble

Literally as Chris Collinsworth was talking about how the Vikings were executing a good game plan of well-timed runs and quick passes to make Mack less of a factor, Mack scoots in on one of those “well-timed runs” and paws the ball out of Dalvin Cook’s hands. Bwahahwahawhaha. It’s so fun to have this guy in navy and orange. I don’t think I’ll ever get over it. I certainly hope I don’t.

Has Taquon Mizzell run the ball forward yet?

I get he adds some value as a returner and some potential as a receiver, but maybe we don’t need to hand it off to him until he develops a little more?

Allen Robinson is a beautiful bear

His first down catch in the second quarter, securing the ball on the sideline as he gets slammed to the ground by a super-rude Viking. So tuff.

Welcome back to the box score, Taylor Gabriel

The Bears offense had a great game last week, but Taylor Gabriel was shut out of it. He had a couple deep targets that didn’t connect, but mostly he served as a distraction for the defense. Today, he got to join in on the fun early and often and it was a welcome return.

Anthony Miller rounds out a trio of Bears receivers making me swoon

That touchdown. Haters will point out that Trubisky’s throw was too low. Lovers will recognize Miller made an exceptional catch to bail him out.

Trubisky now leads the league in quarterback rushing yards

He already led in yards per attempt. Collinsworth said it best with, “here comes that stinking quarterback, again.”

That’s my Biscuit.

Roquan Smith still learning what flies in the NFL

Half-hearted tackles on Stefon Diggs do not fly. Noted. He’ll get it right next time.

Every time you see Eddie Jackson get a takeaway, pencil in 6 8

This bear knows how to beat offensive tacklers, and his pick six was perfectly timed to make sure no Bears fan had a moment of anxiety about the chance of losing.

The running game still struggling with negative yard trickery

Every week there are at least a handful of running plays that either involve a fake or a double hand-off or just a handoff too deep in the outfield that tries to go outside and fails. These plays do work sometimes, but they are failing too often. I’m not sure if the defense is recognizing them or they aren’t as tricky as they think they are, but too often it feels like the running game is putting more pressure on the passing game instead of alleviating it.

Bears 2/2 on 2 point conversions

If they can just stay above 50%, it seems like a good idea to keep doing them.

The Bears controlled this game start to finish against the second best team in our division. The best team? No, not the Packers. I’ll let any of you thinking it might be the Lions continue with your delusion.

This defense is legitimately in the conversation for best in the NFL. This offense is scoring plenty of points as it gets comfortable in a new system.

It feels wrong to say, but at this point, playoffs should be an expectation for this team.

Bears bears bears bear bears bears bears bears bears.

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pitubea1910 · 7 years

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Fresh Start - Part 15

Pairing: Barry Allen x Reader

Featuring: Oliver Queen, Iris West, Joe West, Caitlin Snow

Words: 1780

Warnings: Arrow, Flash, Supergirl and Legends spoiler! Some swearing, some angst and fighting.

Request: none

Notes: I know this gif has nothing to do with the chapter but I didnt find any good enough so...yeah haha

MASTERLIST

Oliver knew he had screwed it up again when you took a step back, looking at him with anger and disbelief but you didn’t get it. He wouldn’t be able to focus knowing you were close to the danger while he was fighting it. It was a huge distraction, one he just couldn’t afford.

“What?” You asked, giving him the chance to take it back. Although, you knew him better than that.

“It’s just… I need you to be protected, away from here” he tried to explain.

“You think I’m not protected here?” You questioned raising an eyebrow. He sighed knowing you wasn’t going to make it easier.

“That’s not what I meant” he said but you interrupted him before he could say anything else.

“Yes it is. This is not about my protection Oliver. This is about your consciousness being calmed” you told him. “You never wanted to come here in the first place and this is just your best excuse to take me back to a place where I don’t want to be” you added.

“That’s not true!” He frowned. “This is not about me!” He exclaimed.

“It’s always about you! You kept this vigilante thing from me because you thought it would be better for me, did you ever think how I would feel about it?” You said louder. “This thing about going back to Star City is not even about protection, is about me dating Barry because you’re so arrogant you think he’s not good enough for me!”

“Of course he’s not good enough for you! He’s just a kid playing to be a hero for fuck’s sake!” You raised an eyebrow at his words and then shook your head.

“At least he hasn’t killed anyone” you replied coldly.

You weren’t an idiot, you knew how much those words were to hurt him but at that point you didn’t care anymore. You wanted your brother out of your apartment and if you had to do it by hurting him then you would, just like he had hurt you.

“What?” He whispered.

“Do you think I don’t remember all the people the Arrow killed when he first appeared in Star City?” You asked. “I was afraid of him. Really afraid” you told him. He gulped.

“I’m not that guy anymore” he said shaking his head.

“So?” You crossed your arms looking at him death serious. He closed his eyes and looked down. “Leave” you told him simply. He looked at you surprised. “I’m not repeating myself, Oliver” you added.

He bite his lip and took a deep breath before walking to the door. You didn’t even more from where you were.

“This is not about me” he whispered before walking out and closing the door.

When you were left alone you leaned against the table and let out a shaky breath. You never thought you would be so mad at Oliver, you never thought you would tell him such things knowing it would hurt him but there you were. You had just kicked your brother out of the apartment, the person you had always looked up to and, at the moment, you just didn’t want to see him.

Eventually, you forced yourself to go to your room. It was getting late and you had the feeling it was going to be a long night so you climbed onto your bed and laid down, looking at the ceiling, waiting for the sleep to come and get you.

Next day when you woke up you considered your options. You could go to STAR Labs and see how everything was going, spend the day there helping as much as you could and, most important, knowing what was going on. But Oliver and Thea would be there and you didn’t really feel like seeing them. You could also stay at home the whole day, driving yourself crazy imagining the worst and torturing yourself. It looked like the choice was obvious.

So you took a shower and in less than thirty minutes you were already in your car, on your way to the Labs. Usually the parking lot was empty except for Caitlin’s car but this time you saw also Joe’s and even Iris’. You frowned worried. If everyone was there it meant that something had happened so you hurried inside after locking your car.

“But where are they?” You heard Iris asking.

“Up there in their ship” Barry replied.

“And where are Felicity and Cisco? I think they could be useful here”, Joe asked. You stopped before walking into the cortex, listening to their conversation.

“They’re in Star City, trying to find a way to get them back” Caitlin sighed. “Have you told (Y/N)?” She asked. Told you what?

“No” Barry sighed. “I know I should but…how do you tell someone her brother and sister have been abducted by aliens?”

You gasped as you heard that and covered your mouth for a moment, trying to calm down but you knew it was impossible. Immediately you walked into the cortex and everyone turned to look at you.

“What did you just say?” You asked Barry.

Everyone looked at you surprised, obviously not expecting that you would just appear out of nowhere. No one said a thing, which just made you feel more anxious.

“Barry for fuck’s sake!” You exclaimed.

“Sorry! Sorry!” He finally reacted and hurried over you and placing his hands on your shoulders. “Sorry I didn’t tell you but…yeah, the Dominators have them along with Digg and some of the others” he sighed.

“But…how?” You mumbled trying not to panic. “I was with Oliver just last night! When did this happen?” You asked.

“I guess afterwards” Barry sighed. You took a deep breath and closed your eyes. Barry bite his lip and pulled you in for a hug. “We will get them back, I swear. Felicity and Cisco are working on it in Star City” he said stroking your hair.

“What can I do?” You asked pulling away.

“What?” Barry chuckled nervous now. “No-nothing really…” he mumbled.

“Do you really expect to sit here while my brother and sister are God’s knows where with some aliens who want to destroy us all?” You asked crossing your arms.

“If you put it like that…” he mumbled looking around for help.

“There’s no other way to put it, Barry” you shrugged.

He was about to say something when Caitlin’s phone started ringing. You all looked at her while she picked it up. Apparently, it was Cisco from Star City. They needed Barry and Kara to steal something that would help them locate the space ship.

“I’ll be there in ten” Barry said putting on the suit in a second.

“I want to go” you told him.

“You can’t. I need you here, where I know you’re safe” he replied walking over you. “I’ll be back as soon as possible. I swear” he said kissing you slowly for a few seconds before speeding out of there.

“Damn it” you mumbled.

“He’s right, (Y/N)”, Iris said with a sad smile. “I know you want to be there and help but you will be more helpful here” she added.

“How?” You asked taking a sit on the stairs leading the medical room.

“Letting Barry know you’re safe” she replied. “Plus, we’re the coms remember?” She added with a smile.

“I guess you’re right” you sighed getting up.

“I think I leave this in good hands” Joe said. He had been listening the whole time without doing any intervention. “Call me if something happens, alright?” He told Iris. She nodded and he walked out of the cortex leaving the three of you alone.

You spent the whole day there at the cortex, without any news from Barry, Kara or anyone. As long as you knew, they could be dead but you tried not to think about it and stay positive, which was hard taking into account your past. Caitlin kept you occupied the whole time since she knew how worried you were. It wasn’t just your family, also Barry was taking a huge risk and you couldn’t do much to help him. You felt so powerless and useless.

“Anything?” You asked coming back from the bathroom.

“Nothing” Caitlin said with a sigh.

“Fuck…” you mumbled sitting next to her.

Desperation was starting to be a thing by then. It was already night, you had been without news the whole day, nor good or bad. And when that happened, bad things tended to take place.

“I brought dinner” Iris said walking in with two pizzas.

“I’m not hungry” you said simply.

“I know you’re not but none of us have eaten anything today so…” she placed the boxes in front of the computers and opened them. “Bon appetite!” she exclaimed.

You looked at the pizzas before taking a slice. Maybe you were a bit hungry and not eating wasn’t going to help anyone so you just started eating in silence. By the time you were finishing one of the pizzas, your phone rang. Since you didn’t expect it, it even scared you a little but immediately you dropped the pizza and took out the phone.

“It’s Barry!” You exclaimed.

“Put it on speaker” Iris said anxious. You nodded and picked it up, putting it on speaker immediately.

“Barry?” You asked. “Are you okay? What’s going on? What happened?”

“We know where they are” he said. You looked at Caitlin and Iris with a smile of relief. “They’re okay, at the Waverider”

“The what?” You asked confused.

“I’ll explain later” Caitlin told you. You nodded and looked down at the phone again.

“But there are bad news” he said.

“Of course there are” Iris mumbled. “What is it?”

“The Dominators are building a weapon and coming to Earth. We don’t know how far they are but their intentions are obviously not good” he told you. “Please, stay there and don’t do anything stupid. I will be there as soon as I can with everyone. I love you (Y/N)” he said quickly and hung up, not giving you any time to answer.

You two stayed in silent, trying to process what Barry had just told you. Oliver, Thea, Digg and everyone else were okay but your planet was about to be attacked by some evil aliens. The best of it? There was nothing you could do. Biting your lip, you looked around at Caitlin and Iris worried.

“I always thought an alien invasion would be more like E.T. and less like Alien” was all you were able to say. They nodded in agreement but not saying a word. “We’re fucked, right?”

“We’re so fucked” Caitlin replied with a nod.

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Chapters: 8/? Fandom: Arrow (TV 2012) Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Oliver Queen/Felicity Smoak Characters: Oliver Queen, Felicity Smoak, Roy Harper, John Diggle, Lyla Michaels, Malcolm Merlyn, Thea Queen, Laurel Lance, Quentin Lance, Sara Lance, Barry Allen Additional Tags: Friends to Lovers, Family, Domestic, Action/Adventure, Romance, Alternate Reality Summary:

Nothing so far, not the island, not the Undertaking, not Slade could have prepared Oliver Queen for the earth-shattering year awaiting him. Who knew regaining your humanity could be so hard?

Chapter 1: Announcements

Felicity Smoak was pretty confident of her abilities. However, the dilemma of knocking on the door while juggling a large bowl full of her famous eight layer dip (the eightieth is a secret, she often said with a wink) in one arm and the twelve pack of beer in the other, confounded her.

She stopped for a moment and kicked the door with her sneaker.

John Diggle opened, his smile wide and welcoming, "Hey there."

She answered his smile with one of her own. "I come bearing sustenance," she lifted the bowl to his eye level, "and adult beverages." John chuckled and took the beer from her.

"Thanks," he said and moved away for her to walk in.

John's place before the return of his ex-wife Lyla, had always struck Felicity as a bit austere. Digg's apartment had felt lived in, but a bit solemn. Muted colors and serious lines, much like the desert he spent in during much of his time in the Special Forces. However, now as she walked into the apartment and headed for the kitchen, she could see splashes of colors around the rooms. A dark red pillow on the recliner. A wonderful throw full of chaotic blues, greens and oranges spilled over the dark brown of the leather sofa. A new piece of abstract art, bold and full of rough strokes adorned the dining room wall.

Lyla already was making her mark.

Happiness swelled in Felicity's heart. Good, John needed a woman's touch. Need color on his sofa and his life.

Her smile didn't fade when she and Diggle walked into the kitchen and saw Lyla trying to shove something into Roy's mouth.

"Come on, Roy. It is only a bit of spinach and artichoke. It isn't rat shit."

Roy grimaced and Digg laughed, "Well now he definitely won't try it. "

Lyla stuck out her tongue at him and didn't protest when John reached out and wrapped his arm around her, pulling her to him.

He took a bit of the concoction off Lyla's fork, "Hmmm, not bad-definitely not rat shit."

Lyla swatted him on the chest and both of them laughed.

Roy's face shuttered and Felicity's own grin faltered watching the fleeting moment of pain grace his face.

It had been two weeks since the war ended. And a little more than a week after returning from China to find Roy beating his fists raw on the broken dummies still standing in their old ruined lair.

The letter Thea left on the floor next to him. He hadn't heard them and didn't even respond when Oliver tried to stop him. Roy kept hitting and when he noticed who was stopping his fists he turned them on Oliver.

For a second, everyone feared the Mirakuru had left some long-term effect on him and he was in the middle of another episode. Then Felicity saw the letter. She picked it up and read the note. Horror and anguish for Roy flooded her and she knew he wouldn't stop until he dropped. Running to the dismantled cabinet, she found what she was looking for and came back to the fighting men. Roy slammed into Oliver, screaming at the top of his lungs.

Felicity stabbed Roy with a knockout dart. Thankfully, Roy was human again because he froze mid-swing and like a marionette doll with his strings severed, collapsed on the mat next to a panting Oliver. "What the hell just happened to him?" Oliver rubbed his temple where Roy landed a lucky right. Confusion and hurt warred in his blue eyes. Burning tears itched behind her eyes and she could not speak, knowing how much the letter would hurt him as well. At her expression, Oliver's face grew pale, "Felicity?"

She handed him the letter. As she feared. He didn't take it well.

After reading the letter, Oliver looked at her. His face devastated and stricken.

He left for a few hours. Afterwards, when he returned to a hungover Roy nursing his raw fists, he didn't berate the younger man. Instead, he went to him and said, "I am sorry. It is my fault. We will find her." Roy's eyes bright with tears, but gave Oliver a hard nod and jumped up to pick up the mess he made of dummies.

Oliver didn't say anything and helped him. Through it all, she could only stare and pitched in to help in silence.

Finding Thea proved a little harder than expected because since finding out she purposely left, Felicity still hasn't been able to track Thea down.

Roy didn't ask her about her progress. He only trained and trained, and then trained some more. The single-minded devotion he currently exhibited reminded her too much of another man driven by despair and demons. "It is my fault," he told her not a few days before after another failed attempt to find Thea.

"No-" She tried to say more, but Roy cut her off as if she never spoke,"If I had just told her the truth…" Roy trailed off, his eyes glazed. Secretly, Felicity agreed-not that it was his fault, not that-but the telling the truth bit. Of everyone already in the loop about Roy and the Arrow, Thea should have been first.

Not that she could actually voice that unpopular opinion with Thea's very overprotective, worried brother within earshot.

That was a topic she would have to address with Oliver another day and time.

Back in the present she pulled a cold beer from the case and handed it to Roy, "Here," she said. His signature lopsided smile graced his face and he tipped it towards her in thanks. Grabbing one for herself, she toasted and they both took a swig.

Today was the first day since coming back they had had an afternoon without scrambling from one thing to the next.

"Where's your roommate?" Felicity asked, taking another sip, enjoying the cool liquid going down her throat.

Roy shrugged. "He had a lunch meeting with Walter. Said would be here after."

After they found Roy, Oliver decided to stay with him at his place in the Glades. Roy didn't protest too much, which meant two things to Felicity-one, he didn't want to be alone or two- he was too depressed to care who lived with him. She thought it was a combination of the two, but Oliver had given her a knowing stare and a nod. He wanted to keep an eye on Roy. He felt responsible for the boy's pain. It broke her heart to see them suffering for the same reason in different ways.

Thankfully, the arrangement had worked out so far because Roy was still alive and Oliver hasn't come to the lair breathing fire.

At least not about Roy and Thea. That topic was reserved for getting his family's company back.

Oliver spend most of his time these days with Walter and lawyers trying to figure out what they were going to do about Queen Consolidated. Everything was still up in the air and there wasn't any real leadership heading up the ship at the moment. The shareholders were all up in arms and even Walter was having a hard time from keeping them from dismantling the company. Oliver kept cursing his idiot act of signing it over each day that went by and the need to make a clear and concise course of action soon was stressing him greatly. All of then knew if he didn't do something soon, Queen Consolidated wasn't going to be around very soon.

It was part of the reason for this gathering today. That, and Diggle was finally going to let them know the big news the couple were withholding.

By the way they were intertwining their fingers and the intimate looks, Felicity had a pretty good idea what it could be, but couldn't wait to hear it.

A knock broke through her reverie.

Oliver was here.

She took another swig of her beer and steadied herself.

Diggle opened the door, and both men gave each other a pat on the shoulder as Oliver walked in. You would think they hadn't seen each other for months instead of last night. But then again, a number of things had changed with Oliver in the last few weeks.

It was as if the crisis with Slade, the death of his mother, him almost giving up his life, caused a hyper-awareness of his surroundings and the people around him. He had touched and laughed and smiled more in the last fourteen days than in the last two years Felicity has known him.

Seeing him lighter warmed her soul in ways she didn't want to examine.

It overwhelmed her at times, the quiet joy of seeing this light come over him at different moments. Watching and actually embracing everything around him. A swell of something heavy and full would surge up her body and she often would blink back tears.

Like now.

Take another sip,she told herself and looked at the ordinary granite counter-top.

John looked towards them and motioned for them to come to the living room.

Everyone settled on the chairs and sofa, except for Roy who sat on the floor propping his elbow on the table, dipping another chip into Felicity's dish.

"Man, Blondie, what's in this! It is great." His big eyes crinkled at the corners as he bit down.

She laughed. Sometimes it has very easy to forget he was still young. But moments of this, with him on the floor and making noises while chowing down, snippets of the boy came through.

Diggle cleared his voice and said,"Well, now that we are all here, there are a few things Lyla and I wanted to discuss with all of you."

Oliver bent down and took a chip and some of the dip. "What about?" and then ate it. He blinked and stared at her in amazement. "You made this?"

Felicity snorted, "Yes, but why don't we hear about what John and Lyla want to tell us. My dip can wait."

Roy coughed.

Annoyed at her damn double entendre mouth, Felicity ignored Roy, Oliver's amused half smile and focused on John.

"You were saying?"

John gave a small shake of his head and threaded his fingers with Lyla's. Felicity stared for a moment at the beautiful contrast of his dark skin against Lyla. Almost like yin and yang.

"Well," he said looking over at his ex, "Lyla and I were wondering what you guys were up to this Friday?"

Excitement spiked in her stomach. The looks they were giving each other, like two kids caught with their hands in the cookie jar and not even caring.

They wanted to drag this out, well she could do it do. Teasing, she said,"I don't know guys. I mean I have TONS of job offers to go through. I don't think I will be available on Friday. But if it is really important, I think we can work something out." Winking, she bent down and took a bit of the dip.

Flavors explored in her mouth. Damn, it really was a good. She smirked to herself. At least her mother had taught her one useful thing.

Lyla smiled, "We were hoping you all could come to the courthouse with us."

"I knew it!" Springing up from her seat, Felicity hugged them both. "Congratulations! I am so happy for you both!" John and Lyla laughed, then Felicity noticed a lack of bodies. Still hugging John, she looked behind her to see Oliver and Roy sharing similar confused expressions.

Exasperated, Felicity huffed, "Really, guys. Courthouse? Ex-married couple living together." Still no recognition. How the hell could they be so oblivious! "They are getting married!"

Shock and happiness simultaneously appeared on Oliver's face. Both men rose and gave hardy congratulations and hugs.

"There is one other bit of personal news we wanted to share." Lyla said. Her smile softer, almost vulnerable. Dig have her a similar expression.

Something akin to deja-vu skirted through Felicity, which was impossible because if what she suspected was right, this was not something she had ever experienced before.

Thought it was life altering. For them and for the team.

"Is it big or small news." Felicity asked, hating that her voice came out in a hushed whisper. Diggle's dark eyes turned soft. So many emotions swirled there, love, respect, fear, hope. He inclined his head to her in a slight nod and said, "Right now small, but will be big at some point." His words held a tone of reverence and awe.

Tears swelled and spilled from her eyes. "Oh, oh!! Oh god! I am so happy for you both. So happy." She grabbed Lyla's hand, not surprised to see she was crying as well. A baby. A small, beautiful human being.

Again, Oliver and Roy were clueless. This time, the moment was too beautiful for her to be flippant with them.

She looked at Oliver, really looked at him in a way that she hadn't for two weeks. Letting herself hold his gaze and drown in their blue depths.

The words came out in a whisper, laden with emotion, "They are having a baby."

#olicity #All in the family #olicity fanfiction

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