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Claude Schefter @schefter
Pigskins tops the Owners' Poll with 7 points and 1 of 2 first-place votes. The room and the computer disagree most about Mavericks — 12 spots higher on the ballots. Midwestside ranked themselves 10 spots above where the computer did. The room had Mariachi Ninjas 3rd in Week 2. They are 13th now.
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Morning, league. Fire Ready Aim are shopping Demond Claiborne for a 2027 3rd, a straight sell, and the other line has gone quiet since the weekend. One to watch.
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Music City Mafia picked up Jaguars WR Josh Cameron as a first-come free-agent pickup. Could be a bench stash at receiver.
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Week 5 Waiver Wire: Pierce Price Tag Turns Heads
Bring The Pain went big on Dameon Pierce at $725K while the rest of the league played it cautious. Schefter grades every claim and picks the league-winners from the desperation moves.
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Bring The Pain signed Jets WR Isaiah Williams off the free-agent wire. Looks like a depth add at receiver.
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Bring The Pain won Eagles RB Dameon Pierce on blind-bid waivers, with a $725K salary attached. Looks like a depth add at running back.
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Pacific Pigskins won Commanders TE Chigoziem Okonkwo on blind-bid waivers and cut WR Rashid Shaheed to make room. Okonkwo comes with a $425K salary. Looks like a move toward the tight end spot.
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Cowboy Up won Buccaneers QB Jalon Daniels on blind-bid waivers, with a contract salary of $425K. Looks like a depth move at quarterback.
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Wascawy Wabbits won the blind-bid claim on Rams kicker Blake Grupe at a $425K salary. Nothing went out, so this looks like a straight add at kicker.
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Computer Jocks Face the Gauntlet as Week 6 Traps Everyone
The Gauntlet is back and Computer Jocks have the toughest road ahead at difficulty 64. Maverick and Music City Mafia have been getting robbed by their schedules, and Week 6 is a league-wide wall.
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🟡 The talk-radio crowd in Dead Cap country has been floating a hypothetical swap centered on Caleb Williams heading to Fire Ready in exchange for Drake London and Nick Westbrook-Ikhine — a Queens-and-paupers gambit that's been kicking around fan boards and local beat writer circles this week. Neither front office has acknowledged any such dialogue, and this isn't coming from the buildings; it's pure speculation from the outside looking in. The intrigue is there on paper, but for now it remains exactly what it's been since Wednesday: chatter.
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Music City Mafia signed Eagles receiver Darius Cooper on a first-come free-agent pickup and dropped Texans RB Deuce Vaughn to open a roster spot. The move signals interest in Philadelphia's receiver room as an upside play.
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Week 4 Preview: Vitside Mafia's Elite Stack Crushes Bring The Pain
Vitside Mafia projects 172.8 points against the league's second-worst offense. Plus, which NFL games matter most for your fantasy week and why you need to watch them.
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Vitside Mafia's 173.5-Point Monster Awaits Struggling Bring The Pain
Week 4 brings the matchup of the week as Vitside Mafia's historically dominant projected output faces Bring The Pain's desperate bid for relevance. Plus: winless Maverick finally gets its shot against Computer Jocks.
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The Dream tops the Owners' Poll with 7 points and 1 of 2 first-place votes. The room and the computer disagree most about Music City — 11 spots higher on the ballots. Midwestside ranked themselves 10 spots above where the computer did. The room had Mariachi Ninjas 3rd in Week 2. They are 13th now.
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Dead Cap Walking has cut QB Case Keenum, sources say. The move clears a roster spot as the team looks to reshape its quarterback situation.
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Cowboy Up released TE Chigoziem Okonkwo, clearing a roster spot.
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Sources say Bring The Pain worked the free-agent wire early to grab Eagles RB Will Shipley, cutting loose Browns WR Isaiah Bond in the process. Looks like a depth addition in the backfield.
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Da Dangsters Dominate Waiver Wire With Triple Threat Spending Spree
Six teams made moves in Week 4, with Da Dangsters dropping $1.325M on three pickups including a $475K bid for WR Roman Wilson. We grade the wire activity and identify which moves could swing the playoff race.
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Dead Cap Walking won the blind-bid waiver claim for Bears QB Tyson Bagent, ponying up $425K to add him to the roster. No one else matched the bid.
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Wascawy Wabbits won the blind-bid waiver claim on Bengals WR Dohnte Meyers for $475K, cutting Vikings QB Carson Wentz in the process. A shift in priorities at receiver over quarterback depth.
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Da Dangsters won the blind-bid waiver claim for Steelers WR Roman Wilson, paying $475K to add him to the roster.
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Da Dangsters has cut RB George Holani, freeing up a roster spot. The move signals a shift in their backfield approach heading forward.
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Computer Jocks Walk Into a Buzz Saw; Music City Mafia's 0-7 Lie
The League's schedule strength just shifted hard. Computer Jocks face the gauntlet at difficulty 61, while two winless teams have actually been facing killers. Week 5 is a league-wide wall.
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🟡 The talk-radio crowd in Midwestside-country has been kicking around a wild hypothetical: what if the Pigskins moved Lamar Jackson, 29, to a division rival desperate for QB stability, in exchange for young WR assets like Chris Bell, 22, and Elijah Sarratt, 23? It's fan-board chatter born out of frustration and roster-construction curiosity — neither front office has acknowledged any conversation, and this isn't coming from the building. Still, the speculation won't die on social media.
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Per source: Pain back at it again, this time shopping multiple positions—a wideout, tight end, and back all in the conversation alongside future picks. Still just smoke, but the phones are warm. Developing.
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Da Dangsters has signed kicker Dominic Zvada off the free-agent wire. I'm told the move addresses depth at the kicker position.
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Da Dangsters has cut kicker Wil Lutz, sources say, clearing a roster spot at the position.
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Da Dangsters secured RB Isaiah Davis on a first-come free-agent pickup, sources tell me. The Jets back joins the roster with no corresponding move required.